Vocabulary of The Day – 06 अगस्त

Rumour

Meaning: news or information that many people are talking about but that is possibly not true

Hindi Meaning: अफ़वाह, उड़ती ख़बर

Newspaper: THE INDIAN EXPRESS

Use of the Word: Aryan Khan is rumoured to be dating Brazilian model Larissa Bonesi after they were spotted attending a concert together.

Synonyms: gossip (गपशप)

Antonyms: fact (सचाई)

Q. Which of the following is a synonym of rumour?

a) truth

b) proof

c) evident

d) None of the above

Similar Sounding Words with Different meaning:

• Leak: रिसाव/ छेद
• Leek: हरा प्याज

Ans. d): None of the above as all words mentioned above are antonyms of rumour.

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