rumor en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈɹumɚ/ (General-American)
- (Southern-England) audio
- (Australia) audio
- /ˈɹʉwmə/ (British, Southern, Standard)
- /ˈɹuːmə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈɾʉməɾ/ (Scotland)
- /ˈɹʉːmə/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
- /ˈɾɪʊmə/ (Wales)
- /ˈɻʉməɻ/ (Northern-Ireland)
Etymology
From Middle English rumour, from Old French rumeur, from Latin rūmor (“common talk”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rewH- (“to shout, to roar”).
Meanings
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(US, countable) A statement or claim of questionable accuracy, from no known reliable source, usually spread by word of mouth.
vile rumor
spread a rumor
There's a rumor going round that he's going to get married.
vicious rumors
a rumor going round
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(US, uncountable) Information or misinformation of the kind contained in such claims.
They say he used to be a thief, but that's just rumor.
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(US, archaic, uncountable) 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.
1906, Lord Dunsany [i.e., Edward Plunkett, 18th Baron of Dunsany], Time and the Gods, London: William Heineman, →OCLC, page 3:
- (US, obsolete, uncountable) Fame, reputation.
- (US, obsolete, uncountable) Clamor, din, outcry.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| rumour | Commonwealth, alternative | lexicographic | |
| rumors | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
rumorology (Terms derived from rumor (noun)) · buy the rumor (Terms derived from rumor (noun)) · rumor mill (Terms derived from rumor (noun)) · playground rumor (Terms derived from rumor (noun)) · rumortism (Terms derived from rumor (noun)) · rumor campaign (Terms derived from rumor (noun)) · rumor has it (Terms derived from rumor (noun)) · rumortrage (Terms derived from rumor (noun)) · all rumors are true (Terms derived from rumor (noun)) · rumormonger (Terms derived from rumor (noun)) · rumoritis (Terms derived from rumor (noun))
Hypernyms
Relateds
the story goes · rumour has it · tattle
Synonyms
rumor · moot · whisper · word · tittle-tattle (information of questionable accuracy) · word on the wire · tidbit · whispering · word · word on the street · fame · sough · buzz · hearsay (information of questionable accuracy) · talk (information of questionable accuracy) · noise · on dit · tale · muttering · gossip (information of questionable accuracy) · noise · bruit
Translations (208)
he שְׁמוּעָה (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · ro bârfă (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · uz darak (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · ru то́лки (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · uk плі́тка (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · nl geruchten (uncountable: information) · hy ասեկոսե (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · uk поголо́ска (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · yue 傳聞 /传闻 (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · ms khabar angin (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · yue 傳言 /传言 (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · ta கிசுகிசு (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · ru слух (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · ota تواتر (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · da rygte (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · mk гласина (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · yao liwewe class 5 (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · gd fathann (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · it voce (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · bn গুজব (uncountable: information) · lo ໂຄມລອຽ (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · de Gerede (uncountable: information) · mi wawara (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · sl opravljanje (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · el διαδόσεις (uncountable: information) · mn цуурхал (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · es voz (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · kk қауесет (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · te పుకారు (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · mk слух (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · cs drby (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · uz xabar (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · cs fáma (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · kk сыбыс (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · de Gerüchte (uncountable: information) · uk чутки́ (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · la rūmor (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · ko 소문 (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · ru молва́ (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · vi tin đồn (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · sl govorica (uncountable: information) · bg слух (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · vi lời đồn (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · grc φάτις (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · cs drby (uncountable: information) · km ពាក្យចចាមអារ៉ាម (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · ka ჭორი (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · sh гла̀сина (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · de Gerücht (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · tk rovaaýat (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · sk povesť (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · be слых (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · prs آوَازَه (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · pt rumor (uncountable: information) · mi kohimu (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · be гамо́нка (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · pt rumor (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · ug خەۋەر (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · nl gerucht (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · pl pogłoska (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · ru слу́хи (uncountable: information) · be гамана́ (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · yi שמועה (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · mn цуу (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · hi अफवा (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · ta புரளி (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · fa-ira اَفْواه (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · tg афвоҳ (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · ar إِشَاعَة (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · cy si (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · fa-ira آوازِه (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · ur اَفْواہ (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · mi waha kau (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · fi huhu (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · fa-ira شایِعِه (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · ky ушак (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · lt gandas (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · tt имеш-мимеш (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · az rəvayət (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · kk хабар (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · uk слух (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · my ကောလာဟလ (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · sv rykte (uncountable: information) · it voci di corridoio (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · sv rykte (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · tr rivayet (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · gl rumor (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · hu híresztelés (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · yi פּליאָטקע (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · tl tsismis (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · cy stori (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · be чу́ткі (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · sl govorica (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · ga ráfla (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · hy բամբասանք (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · nn rykte (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · mr अफवा (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · et faama (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · uk погові́р (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · be чу́тка (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · ps افواه (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · da forlydende (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · tl usap-usapan (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · cpi bunder (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · hi प्रवाद (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · te పుకారు (uncountable: information) · th ข่าวลือ (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · nb rykte (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · tr rivayet (uncountable: information) · ps اوازه (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · ja 噂 (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · mt xniegħa (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · ro zvon (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · pl plotka (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · hu pletyka (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · ro zvon (uncountable: information) · bo དཀྲོག་གཏམ (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · ky кабар (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · uk го́вір (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · ur آوازَہ (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · hu szóbeszéd (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · tl sabi-sabi (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · uz mish-mish gap (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · fr rumeur (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · yi פּאָטש (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · hy ձայն (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · uk чу́йка (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · km ជនវាទ (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · ka ხმა (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · uz ovoza (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · am ጭምጭምታ (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · id rumor (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · ja 伝聞 (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · tr söylenti (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · uk по́голос (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · tg овоза (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · mn цуу үг (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · prs اَفْوَاه (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · hi अफ़वाह (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · fr bruit (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · lv bauma (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · yi שלח־מנות (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · lo ຄວາມລື (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · ta புரளி (uncountable: information) · ar شَائِعَة (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · hi गप्प (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · cmn 傳言 /传言 (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · fi kuulopuhe (uncountable: information) · ps شايعه (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · az şayiə (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · eo onidiro (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · hi अफवाह (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · pt boato (uncountable: information) · grc θροῦς (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · id kabar angin (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · tr şayia (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · ca rumor (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · bg мълва́ (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · bo དཀྲོག་གཏམ (uncountable: information) · id isu (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · pt boato (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · az xəbər (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · az dedi-qodu (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · tg шоеа (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · es rumor (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · el φήμη (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · ja 噂 (uncountable: information) · es habladurías (uncountable: information) · hi जनश्रुति (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · sk reči (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · ky дарек (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · ro rumoare (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · sk fáma (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · cy sôn (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · be по́галаска (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · pl pierdoła (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · gd fathann (uncountable: information) · km ចចាមអារ៉ាម (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · kk дерек (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · kk өсек (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · id kabar burung (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · ug مىش-مىش پاراڭ (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · mi tūtara (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · sh glàsina (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · bn কিংবদন্তি (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · be гаво́рка (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · uk чу́тка (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · be звон (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · lv baumas (uncountable: information) · ta வதந்தி (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · tr söylenti (uncountable: information) · la auditus (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · fi huhu (uncountable: information) · ka ხმები (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · cmn 傳聞 /传闻 (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · ko 풍문 (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · es rumorología (uncountable: information) · ru слу́хи (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · kk дақпырт (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · id desas-desus (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · prs شَایِعَه (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · as উৰাবাতৰি (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · lo ຂ່າວລື (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · ru молва́ (uncountable: information) · cs zvěst (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · sq thashetheme (statement or claim from no known reliable source) · el φήμες (uncountable: information) · be плётка (statement or claim from no known reliable source)