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A Dictionary of Public Health (2 ed.)
...rumor Unsubstantiated, often false stories that spread through a community person to person by word of mouth in a manner rather similar to the spread of communicable diseases. Rumor can affect the behavior of crowds for good or ill—unfortunately often for ill (e.g., by provoking riots). ...
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The Oxford Companion to Shakespeare (2 ed.)
... speaks the Induction to 2 Henry IV . Anne...
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A Dictionary of Psychology (4 ed.)
... n . An unverified story or report circulating in a community, usually by word of mouth. It tends to focus on people or events about which there is interest or concern but not much concrete evidence, and as it is propagated, it undergoes the same processes of assimilation ( 5 ) , levelling ( 1 ) , and sharpening as are found in other forms of serial reproduction . US rumor . See also meme , rumour intensity formula , small world phenomenon , urban legend . [From Latin rumor ...
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The Oxford Dictionary of Idioms (4 ed.)
... rumour rumour has it it is rumoured. 1993 Margaret Atwood The Robber Bride It’s a good thing Roz didn’t invest in that one, rumour has it that the backers are losing a shirt or ...
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A Dictionary of Organizational Behaviour
... An informal mode of communication that has a specific message or belief to communicate but is unsupported by robust evidence. Rumours are often communicated verbally and can be adapted by each individual who communicates the message to suit their needs. Rumour enables unofficial sources of information to be communicated readily amongst the workforce. Because rumours are unsanctioned and unmoderated forms of communication, they are often quite powerful in influencing people’s beliefs. Many organizations have ‘rumour-busting’ communications to respond to...
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A Dictionary of Psychology (4 ed.)
... intensity formula n . A proposition formulated by the US psychologists Gordon W(illard) Allport ( 1897–1967 ) and the Russian-born Leo (Joseph) Postman ( 1918–2004 ) in their book The Psychology of Rumor ( 1947 ) that the strength of a rumour depends on its importance multiplied by the difficulty of falsifying it. US rumor intensity formula...
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The Handbook of International Financial Terms
...on rumour . An investment maxim linked to market behaviour which requires buy on the rumour, sell on the fact...
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New Oxford Rhyming Dictionary (2 ed.)
... • dormer , former, korma, Norma, performer, pro-forma, stormer, transformer, trauma, warmer • sixth-former • barnstormer • aroma , carcinoma, chroma, coma, comber, diploma, glaucoma, Homer, lymphoma, melanoma, misnomer, Oklahoma, Omagh, roamer, Roma, romer, sarcoma, soma • beachcomber • bloomer , boomer, consumer, Duma, humour ( US humor), Nkrumah, perfumer, puma, roomer, rumour ( US rumor), satsuma, stumer, Sumer, tumour ( US tumor) • zeugma • fulmar • bummer , comer, drummer, hummer, midsummer, mummer, plumber, rummer, strummer, summa,...
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Fowler’s Concise Dictionary of Modern English Usage (3 ed.)
... is spelt - our in BrE and rumor in...
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Fowler’s Dictionary of Modern English Usage (4 ed.)
...rumour . So spelt in BrE, but rumor in...
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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology
... †favourable report; general report or hearsay XIV. ME. rumur , rumo(u)r — OF. rumur , -or (mod. -eur ) — L. rūmor , -ōr-...
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New Oxford Rhyming Dictionary (2 ed.)
... • dormer , former, korma, Norma, performer, pro-forma, stormer, transformer, trauma, warmer • sixth-former • barnstormer • aroma , carcinoma, chroma, coma, comber, diploma, glaucoma, Homer, lymphoma, melanoma, misnomer, Oklahoma, Omagh, roamer, Roma, romer, sarcoma, soma • beachcomber • bloomer , boomer, consumer, Duma, humour ( US humor), Nkrumah, perfumer, puma, roomer, rumour ( US rumor), satsuma, stumer, Sumer, tumour ( US tumor) • zeugma • fulmar • bummer , comer, drummer, hummer, midsummer, mummer, plumber, rummer, strummer, summa,...
