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rumor campaign

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.71 in modern English

Syllables
ru-mor -cam-paign
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A method of persuasion in which damaging rumors or innuendo are deliberately spread concerning a person or other target, while the source of the rumors tries to avoid detection.

American usage

Usage

Inflected Forms

rumor campaigns (plural) rumour campaign (alternative)

Phrases

smear campaign

Frequently Paired Words

smear campaign

Synonyms

whisper campaign

Questions

What does rumor campaign mean?
A method of persuasion in which damaging rumors or innuendo are deliberately spread concerning a person or other target, while the source of the rumors tries to avoid detection.

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