Definitions for rumor
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.3 / 4 votes

1. rumor, rumour, hearsayverb

   gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth

2. rumor, rumour, bruitverb

   tell or spread rumors

   "It was rumored that the next president would be a woman"

WiktionaryRate this definition:2.5 / 6 votes

1. rumornoun

   A statement or claim of questionable accuracy, from no known reliable source, usually spread by word of mouth.

   There's a rumor going round that he's going to get married.

2. rumornoun

   Information or misinformation of the kind contained in such claims.

   They say he used to be a thief, but that's just rumor.

3. rumorverb

   To tell a rumor about; to gossip.

   John is rumored to be next in line for a promotion.

4. Etymology: Middle English rumour, from the Latin rumor, common talk.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Rumor

   A rumor (American English), or rumour (British English; see spelling differences; derived from Latin rumorem 'noise'), is "a tall tale of explanations of events circulating from person to person and pertaining to an object, event, or issue in public concern."In the social sciences, a rumor involves a form of a statement whose veracity is not quickly or ever confirmed. In addition, some scholars have identified rumor as a subset of propaganda. Sociology, psychology, and communication studies have widely varying definitions of rumor.Rumors are also often discussed with regard to misinformation and disinformation (the former often seen as simply false and the latter seen as deliberately false, though usually from a government source given to the media or a foreign government).

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. rumor

   A rumor is an unverified piece of information, story, or statement that is circulated or spread among people without any clear evidence or surety of its truth. Often, a rumor involves some matter of public interest or concern and is used to influence opinion or behavior.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Rumornoun

   a flying or popular report; the common talk; hence, public fame; notoriety

2. Rumornoun

   a current story passing from one person to another, without any known authority for its truth; -- in this sense often personified

3. Rumornoun

   a prolonged, indistinct noise

4. Rumorverb

   to report by rumor; to tell

5. Etymology: [F. rumeur, L. rumor; cf. rumificare, rumitare to rumor, Skr. ru to cry.]

WikidataRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Rumor

   A rumor or rumour is often viewed as "an unverified account or explanation of events circulating from person to person and pertaining to an object, event, or issue in public concern" However, a review of the research on rumor conducted by Pendleton in 1998 found that research across sociology, psychology, and communication studies had widely varying definitions of rumor. Thus, rumor is a concept that lacks a particular definition in the social sciences. But most theories agree that rumor involves some kind of a statement whose veracity is not quickly or ever confirmed. In addition, some scholars have identified rumor as a subset of propaganda, the latter another notoriously difficult concept to define. A pioneer of propaganda studies, Harold Lasswell defined propaganda in 1927 as referring "solely to the control of opinion by significant symbols, or, to speak more concretely and less accurately, by stories, rumors, reports, pictures, and other forms of social communication". Rumors are also often discussed with regard to "misinformation" and "disinformation". Rumors thus have often been viewed as particular forms of other communication concepts.

The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon WurdzRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. RUMOR

   The long-distance champion of the Human Race--a monster with more tales than an octopus.

How to pronounce rumor?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say rumor in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of rumor in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of rumor in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of rumor in a Sentence

1. Dick DeGuerin:

   Do I think this is a coincidence ? Hell, no, there has been rumor, innuendo and speculation for a number of years, and now we're going to get our day in court on this.

2. Jelena Kecmanovic:

   If you're remorseful and sad because a rumor you started ended up hurting several people, that means you really care about your friends and classmates -- and that's really important, let's figure out how you can improve your behavior so that you don't hurt them again.

3. Bill Shine:

   And I'm sure you heard the rumor that Barack Obama couldn't get a security clearance required to work for the FBI or CIA, and I want to know if this is true. I mean I'm just a little housewife at home, living my life, taking care of my children. But I'm concerned if we're going to have a president that could not pass a security clearance. Especially, aren't we in a war against terrorism? Aren't we, like, fighting terrorists? So why wouldn't we have a security check for a man who's going to run the country? And I mean not just Barack Obama, but what about our senators, our congresspeople? Do they go through the same security background check as a CIA person would have to go through? I never thought about this.

4. Craig Reedie:

   I don’t blame media for doing what they do ; we have to react to it and I think we have reacted to it pretty sensibly, particularly in the creation of an independent commission to look at it, i think it will settle down. Frequently before any championship, there is a sort of seething hotbed of discussion and rumor and then the sport starts. I think it might well be that tomorrow morning's marathon will be quite wonderful.

5. Mukaibar Shah:

   Now those scoundrels have started another rumor of Kent Covid variant through media to loot common men. There is no danger of Corona Virus in politicians rally where lakhs of people are called by paying wages from tax payers money and not seen even in farmers' protest

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=rumor
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Rumor
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rumor
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rumor
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=rumor
7. ^ The Foolish Dictionary, by Gideon Wurdz
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/1989/pg1989-images.html#:~:text=rumor