plagiarism

/ˈpleɪdʒəˌrɪzəm/

nounpla · gia · rism

Think: “PLAY + JAR + ISM” — if you *play* with someone else’s work and put it in your *jar* as yours, that’s plagiarism.

Yes, it's plagiarism. Watch the middle: it’s **-gi-** (as in the /dʒ/ sound), and the ending is **-rism** (not -rithm or -rismm).

Definition

  1. nounthe act of using someone else’s words, ideas, or work and presenting them as your own without giving credit

Examples

  • “The teacher explained that plagiarism can lead to a failing grade on the assignment.”
  • “To avoid plagiarism, Maya quoted the author and included a citation in her bibliography.”
  • “The website’s terms of use warned that copying articles without permission is plagiarism.”

Synonyms

copyingacademic dishonestytheft of ideasuncredited usepiracy

Antonyms

originalityauthorship

Translations

ES plagioPT plágioFR plagiat

Common misspellings

plagerismplagarisimplagurismplagiarismmplagiarizmplagierismplagiarisim

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