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RUMOR

By N., Sam M.S.

News or item of knowledge of unidentified trustworthiness which is transferred from one person to another. See also: gossip.

RUMOR: "She was devastated when the rumor started to circulate."
Cite this page: N., Sam M.S., "RUMOR," in PsychologyDictionary.org, April 28, 2013, https://psychologydictionary.org/rumor/ (accessed June 10, 2023).
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