rumour campaign

A form of rumor campaign — 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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Meanings

nounrumour campaign (plural rumour campaigns)

plural rumour campaigns

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of rumor campaign.
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rumour campaign. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rumour%20campaign

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“rumour campaign.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rumour%20campaign. Accessed November 4, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rumour campaign,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rumour%20campaign.

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