Reputation vs Rumor - What's the difference?
reputation | rumor |
What somebody is known for.
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(US, countable) A statement or claim of questionable accuracy, from no known reliable source, usually spread by word of mouth.
(US, uncountable) Information or misinformation of the kind contained in such claims.
(transitive, usually, used in the passive voice) To tell a rumor about; to gossip.
As nouns the difference between reputation and rumor
is that reputation is reputation while rumor is (us|countable) a statement or claim of questionable accuracy, from no known reliable source, usually spread by word of mouth.As a verb rumor is
(transitive|usually|used in the passive voice) to tell a rumor about; to gossip.reputation
English
(wikipedia reputation)Noun
(en noun)citation, chapter= , isbn= , publisher=Luft [i.e. Hoochstraten] , location= , editor= , volume_plain= , page=117 , passage=And Balaam (or as the trueth of the hebrewe hath Bileam) doth signifie the people of no reputation / or the vayne people or they that are not counted for people. }}
Usage notes
* Adjectives often applied to "reputation": good, great, excellent, bad, stellar, tarnished, evil, damaged, dubious, spotless, terrible, ruined, horrible, lost, literary, corporate, global, personal, academic, scientific, posthumous, moral, artistic.Synonyms
* nameDerived terms
* reputationalExternal links
* * * ----rumor
English
Alternative forms
* rumour (UK, Commonwealth, International)Noun
- There's a rumor going round that he's going to get married.
- They say he used to be a thief, but that's just rumor .
Synonyms
* (piece of information) * (information) gossip, hearsay, talk, tittle-tattleDerived terms
* rumor campaign * rumor has itHypernyms
* informationVerb
(en verb)- John is rumored to be next in line for a promotion.