rumour

Meaning

Synonyms

rumor
B2
gossip
B2
report
A2
hearsay
C2
news
A1
📰
bruit
fame
B2
noise
B1
rumor
B2
tidings
20k
talk
A1
🗣️
renown
35k
buzz
B2
sound
A2
🔉
slander
C2
voice
A2
information
A2
spread
B1

groundless news

repute
36k

unfounded news

scuttlebutt
41k
scandal
B2
reputation
B2
circulate
21k
dirt
B2
kudos
23k
name
A1

piece of news

tattle
42k

common saying

unconfirmed report

senseless gossip

propagate
42k
propagation
45k
love affair
legend
B2
article
B2
glory
B2
rumble
C2
give forth
say
A1
🗣️
ear
B1
👂
disseminate
sing
A2
diffusion
sough
diffuse
27k

speculation

declaration
C1
Translations

Gerücht
rumeur
rumor

φήμη

bruit
diceria
fama
mare
rumor
gerucht
voce
réputation
fama
Gerede
on-dit
Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɹuːmə(ɹ)/
Etymology

Inherited from Middle English
rumour
In summary

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

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