Associations to the word «Rumor»

RUMOR, noun. (US) (countable) A statement or claim of questionable accuracy, from no known reliable source, usually spread by word of mouth.

RUMOR, noun. (US) (uncountable) Information or misinformation of the kind contained in such claims.

RUMOR, verb. (transitive) (usually used in the passive voice) To tell a rumor about; to gossip.

RUMOR CAMPAIGN, noun. (US) (idiomatic) A method of persuasion in which damaging rumors or innuendo are deliberately spread concerning a person or other target, while the source of the rumors tries to avoid detection.

RUMOR MILL, noun. (idiomatic) A group or network of persons who originate or promulgate gossip and other unsubstantiated claims.

RUMOR MILLS, noun. Plural of rumor mill

RUMOR MONGER, noun. Alternative spelling of rumormonger

RUMOR, noun. Gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth.

RUMOR, verb. Tell or spread rumors; "It was rumored that the next president would be a woman".