Hindi (Roman Script)
aph.avAha
Conjugation
aph.avAhom, aph.avAhon.
Synonyms
anushruti, aph.avAha, apushTa samAchAra, apavAda, charchA, chaubAI, gapa, gAsipa, gausipa, havA, havAI bAta, havAI kh.abara, janapravAda, janApavAda, janarava, janashruti, kachchI kh.abara, kh.abara, kahAnI, kAnAkAnI, kAnon sunI bAta, kapola kalpanA, karNopakarNikA, karNa paramparA, lokApavAda, lokarava, lokashruti, lokavAda, pravAda, shruti, shrutAnushruti, shrutArtha, sunI sunAI bAta, ud.atI kh.abara, vijalpa, vArtA.
Similar Concepts
durapavAda, gapa, kAnAphUsI, saph.eda jhUTHa, asatya.
Opposite Concepts
ghoshaNA, pushTa samAchAra, samAchAra, sUchanA, tathya.
English
rumour n
Conjugation
rumours.
Definition
gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth.
Synonyms
allegation, buzz, canard, charge, cock-and-bull story, fictional account, gossip, grapevine, hearsay, invention, misreport, popular report, report, rumor, rumour, scandal, story, supposition, tale, town talk, unconfirmed news, whisper, word of mouth.
Similar Concepts
gossip, idle talk, untruth, whispering, white lie.
Opposite Concepts
confirmed news, declaration, fact, information, news.
Hindi
अफ़वाह सं
Conjugation
अफ़वाहोँ, अफ़वाहों.
Synonyms
अनुश्रुति, अपवाद, अपुष्ट समाचार, अफ़वाह, उड़ती ख़बर, कच्ची ख़बर, कपोल कल्पना, कर्ण परंपरा, कर्णोपकर्णिका, कहानी, कानाकानी, कानोँ सुनी बात, ख़बर, गप, गासिप, गौसिप, चर्चा, चौबाई, जनप्रवाद, जनरव, जनश्रुति, जनापवाद, प्रवाद, लोकरव, लोकवाद, लोकश्रुति, लोकापवाद, वार्ता, विजल्प, श्रुतानुश्रुति, श्रुतार्थ, श्रुति, सुनी सुनाई बात, हवा, हवाई ख़बर, हवाई बात.
Similar Concepts
असत्य, कानाफूसी, गप, दुरपवाद, सफ़ेद झूठ.
Opposite Concepts
घोषणा, तथ्य, पुष्ट समाचार, समाचार, सूचना.
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