rumor
Betekenis (Engels)
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- A statement or claim of questionable accuracy, from no known reliable source, usually spread by word of mouth.
- Information or misinformation of the kind contained in such claims.
- Report, news, information in general.
- (obsolete) Fame, reputation.
- (obsolete) Clamor, din, outcry.
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Synoniemen
piece of news
be rumored
be widely spoken
speculation
be rumoured
malicious gossip
irresponsible criticism
spread a rumor
verbal message
unofficial record
hear a rumor
be spread around
be hearsay
celebrity
common talk
disclose
idle talk
Frequentie
Uitgesproken als (IPA)
/ˈɹuːmə(ɹ)/
Etymologie (Engels)
From Middle English rumour, from Old French rumeur, from Latin rūmor (“common talk”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rewH- (“to shout, to roar”).
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