RUMOR

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.

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rumor

Noun

  1. 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. Information or misinformation of the kind contained in such claims.
    They say he used to be a thief, but that's just rumor.

Verb

  1. To tell a rumor about; to gossip.
    John is rumored to be next in line for a promotion.


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