rumor

Meaning

Noun

1. (US, countable) A statement or claim of questionable accuracy, from no known reliable source, usually spread by word of mouth.
2. (US, uncountable) Information or misinformation of the kind contained in such claims.
3. (US, archaic, uncountable) Report, news, information in general.
4. (US, obsolete, uncountable) Fame, reputation.
5. (US, obsolete, uncountable) Clamor, din, outcry.

Verb

To tell a rumor about; to gossip.

Synonyms

rumour

hearsay

gossip

news

📰

report

bruit

rumour

spread

fame

scuttlebutt

sound

🔉

noise

renown

blab

reputation

word

piece of news

scandal

information

hear

be rumored

tattle

be widely spoken

repute

name

promulgate

promulgation

account

propagation

say

🗣️

saying

song

🎶

speculation

spreading

talk

🗣️

through

transpiration

whisper

whispering

be rumoured

malicious gossip

irresponsible criticism

spread a rumor

verbal message

unofficial record

hear a rumor

be spread around

be hearsay

propagate

buzz

Translations

Gerücht

rumeur

rumor

gerucht

bruit

φήμη

rumor

mare

Gerede

befaamdheid

réputation

ouï-dire

diceria

faam

Hörensagen

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɹuːmə(ɹ)/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: rumour

In summary

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