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rumor

noun
/ˈɹuːmə(ɹ)/UK/ˈɹumɚ/US

Etymology

From Middle English rumour, from Old French rumeur, from Latin rūmor (“common talk”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rewH- (“to shout, to roar”).

  1. derived from *h₃rewH-✻
  2. derived from rūmor — “common talk”
  3. derived from rumeur
  4. inherited from rumour

Definitions

  1. A statement or claim of questionable accuracy, from no known reliable source, usually…

    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.
    • vile rumor
    • a rumor going round

  2. Information or misinformation of the kind contained in such claims.

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

  3. Report, news, information in general.

    • It stands a city aloof. There hath been no rumour of it—I alone have dreamed of it, and I may not be sure that my dreams are true.
  4. ›+ 3 more definitions

    1. Fame, reputation.

    2. Clamor, din, outcry.

    3. To tell a rumor about

      To tell a rumor about; to gossip.

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

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for rumor. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA