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

Synonyms

 * gossip, hearsay, talk, tittle-tattle
 * gossip, hearsay, talk, tittle-tattle

Derived terms

 * rumor campaign


 * rumor has it

Hypernyms

 * information

Verb

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

Adjectives for Rumor
absurd; perennial; untimely; hideous; convincing; pitiful; malicious; persistent; vague; traditionary; faint; insane; wild;universal; exciting; contradictory; apparent; wildest; dreadful; false; ghastly; painful; splintered; sinister; fake; baseless; scandalous.

Verbs for Rumor
brand as—; bruit about—; buzz with—; confirm—; deny—; discount—; disprove—; explode—; foster—; further—; give rise to—; lend color to—; manufacture—; over¬shadow—; promulgate—; ridicule—; scotch —; seethe with—; set afloat—; set to rest —; suppress—; track down—; —blossoms; —buds; —carries weight; —circulates; — flies; —gains ground; —grows; —hints at; —menaces; —persists; —seeps out; — spreads; —startles; —suggests.

Adverbs for Rumor
ridiculously; absurdly; perennially; maliciously; persistently; falsely; baselessly; slyly; scandalously; vindictively.

Thesaurus
announce, blab, break the news, breathe, bring word, bruit, bruit about, buzz, canard, chat, circulate, common talk, cry, flying rumor, give a report, give tidings of, gossip, grapevine, hearsay, idea afloat, info, inform, information, intimate, latrine rumor, leak, low-down, make known, mumble, mutter, news, news stirring, noise abroad, on dit, on-dit, pass around, poop, put about, rehearse, relate, report, reveal, roorback, rumble, rumor, say, scoop, scuttlebutt, suggest, susurration, talk, tattle, tell, tidings, tittle-tattle, town talk, unconfirmed report, undertone, whisper, write up

Alternative forms

 * rumour (UK, Commonwealth, International)

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

Noun

 * Czech:
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:
 * French: rumeur
 * German:
 * Greek:


 * Japanese:
 * Latvian: bauma
 * Polish: pogłoska, plotka
 * Scottish Gaelic:
 * Swedish:
 * Telugu: పుకారు (pukaaru)


 * Bengali: গুজব
 * Dutch: geruchten pl.
 * Finnish: ,
 * German: Gerüchte pl., Gerede
 * Greek: φήμες pl., διαδόσεις pl.
 * Japanese:


 * Latvian: baumas f pl.
 * Romanian: zvon, zvonuri
 * Scottish Gaelic:
 * Swedish:
 * Telugu: పుకారు (pukaaru)


 * : 소문 (所聞), 소리 (sori)

Noun

 * 1) Rumour, rumor.

Pronunciation

 * AHD: r$$\overline{oo}$$′ $$\overline{oo}$$-mŏr

Noun

 * 1) rumor
 * 2) murmur

Related terms

 * rumorear