rumour

UK ( US rumor)

/ˈruːmər/ noun [C]

Translation

› a fact that a lot of people are talking about although they do not know if it is true

dedikodu, söylenti, şayia

to spread rumours to deny rumours [+ (that)] I heard a rumour that you were leaving.1212

(Definition of rumour noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

to not be trusted or popular because people think you have done something bad

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