rumour

noun/ˈruːmə/CEFR B2

গুজব, রটনা

Meaning

A story passed from person to person that may not be true.

Example sentences

A rumour spread through the village.গ্রামে একটি গুজব ছড়িয়ে পড়ল।
Do not believe every rumour.সব গুজব বিশ্বাস কোরো না।

A common mistake

The rumor spread, and the rumour was false.→The rumour spread, and it was false.

Rumor is American, rumour British. Either is right; using both in one paragraph is not.

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: gossip, hearsay

Antonyms: fact

Similar words, and what each means

gossip
পরনিন্দা, গুজব
Casual talk about other people's private lives.
hearsay
শোনা কথা, জনশ্রুতি
Information heard from others that may not be true.

Other English words for “গুজব, রটনা”

rumor
Unverified information passed from person to person.
gossip
Casual talk about other people's private lives.

Opposite words

fact
তথ্য, বাস্তব সত্য
Something that is true and can be proven.

“rumour” elsewhere on EnglishBD

Fill in the idiom: Take that rumour with a ___ of salt.
English Idioms about Honesty and Lying →
Rewrite naturally: 'He stopped the rumour before it spread.' (use a nature idiom)
English Idioms about Nature →
False news spreads faster than any correction, and a rumour on Facebook has more than once led to violence in this country.
Uses and Abuses of Internet →

Where this word is used

Check yourself

“rumour” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?
- • মার্শাল, সর্বোচ্চ সামরিক পদ
- • গুজব, রটনা
- • টাইটানিয়াম (হালকা ও শক্ত ধাতু)
- • সম্পর্কের বিচ্ছেদ, মনোমালিন্য
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গুজব, রটনা — rumour (noun) — গুজব, রটনা. A story passed from person to person that may not be true.
Which word is closest in meaning to “rumour”?
- • sandpit
- • septuagenarian
- • lactose
- • gossip
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gossip — gossip — পরনিন্দা, গুজব. Casual talk about other people's private lives.

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