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rumor campaign

rumor campaign 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.

Noun

rumor campaign (plural rumor campaigns)

  1. (US, idiomatic) 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.

Synonyms of rumor campaign

Forms of rumor campaign

pluralrumor campaigns
alternative formrumour campaign

Questions about rumor campaign

What does rumor campaign mean?
Rumor campaign means 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.
What part of speech is rumor campaign?
Rumor campaign is a noun.
What is the plural of rumor campaign?
The plural of rumor campaign is rumor campaigns.

Words near rumor campaign in the dictionary

  1. rumnas
  2. rumness
  3. rumney
  4. rumneys
  5. rumor
  6. rumor campaign
  7. rumor campaigns
  8. rumor has it
  9. rumor mill
  10. rumor mills
  11. rumor monger

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