Definition:
A statement or opinion widely disseminated and alleged to be true though its veracity is unconfirmed.
Expanded Definition: What Is a Rumor?
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.
