Meaning

3 senses
  1. (uncountable)Copying of another person's ideas, text, or other creative work, and presenting it as one's own, especially without permission; plagiarizing.

    Even if it's not illegal, plagiarism is usually frowned upon.

    Copy from one, it's plagiarism. Copy from two, it's research.

    Plagiat, Plagiat

    плагиа́тplagiát, плагиа́тplagiát

    плагіа́тplahiát

    the act of plagiarizing; taking someone's words or ideas as if they were your own

  2. (uncountable)Text or other work resulting from this act.

    The novel was awash in plagiarism, with entire passages lifted verbatim.

  3. (countable)The instance of plagiarism.

Examples

13 sentences
  1. My teacher accused me of plagiarism.

    Мій учитель звинуватив мене у плагіаті. — deniko · CC BY 2.0 FR

  2. This is plagiarism.

    Це плагіат. — deniko

    ruЭто плагиат. — sharptoothed

    deDas ist Diebstahl geistigen Eigentums. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  3. The songwriter was sued for plagiarism.

  4. This semester I failed two students for plagiarism.

    ruВ этом семестре я завалил двух студентов за плагиат. — odexed

    deDieses Semester ließ ich zwei Studenten wegen Plagiats durchfallen. — Sudajaengi

  5. Honestly, I don't believe it's a matter of plagiarism.

    ruЧестно говоря, я не думаю, что речь идёт о плагиате. — marafon

    deErnsthaft, ich glaube nicht, dass es ein Plagiatsfall ist. — dasbeispielholz

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
copying of someone's ideas:
Русский
By meaning 1
copying of someone's ideas:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
copying of someone's ideas:

Forms

plural: plagiarisms
Singularplagiarism
Pluralplagiarisms

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

12 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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