Definition: A statement or opinion widely disseminated and alleged to be true though its veracity is unconfirmed. More...
Also Known As: hearsay, gossip
Alternate Spellings: rumour
Common Misspellings: rumer
Examples: The popular TV kids' show host Steve Burns was obliged to make repeated public appearances during the 1990s to disprove a false though very popular Internet rumor that he had died of a drug overdose.
