Rumor vs Reality - What's the difference?
rumor | reality |
(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.
The state of being actual or real.
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*(Joseph Addison) (1672-1719)
*:A man fancies that he understands a critic, when in reality he does not comprehend his meaning.
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*:As a political system democracy seems to me extraordinarily foolish,I do not suppose that it matters much in reality whether laws are made by dukes or cornerboys, but I like, as far as possible, to associate with gentlemen in private life.
*{{quote-magazine, date=2013-06-07, author=(Joseph Stiglitz)
, volume=188, issue=26, page=19, magazine=(The Guardian Weekly)
, title= A real entity, event or other fact.
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*(John Milton) (1608-1674)
*:And to realities yield all her shows.
*(James Beattie) (1735-1803)
*:My neck may be an idea to you, but it is reality to me.
The entirety of all that is real.
An individual observer's own subjective perception of that which is real.
(lb) Loyalty; devotion.
*(Thomas Fuller) (1606-1661)
*:To express our reality to the emperor.
Realty; real estate.
As nouns the difference between rumor and reality
is that rumor is (us|countable) a statement or claim of questionable accuracy, from no known reliable source, usually spread by word of mouth while reality is the state of being actual or real.As a verb rumor
is (transitive|usually|used in the passive voice) to tell a rumor about; to gossip.rumor
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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.
reality
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Noun
(en-noun)Globalisation is about taxes too, passage=It is time the international community faced the reality : we have an unmanageable, unfair, distortionary global tax regime. It is a tax system that is pivotal in creating the increasing inequality that marks most advanced countries today
