rumor campaign
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Meaning · English
Spreading false information to harm someone's reputation
Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt
lan truyền thông tin sai để làm tổn hại danh tiếng
Machine-translated — suggest a fix
Literally: a series of rumors
Where it’s used:
Used
Widespread English
Examples
The company was hit by a rumor campaign that affected their sales
AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)
Sources & notes
Listed in Wiktionary’s “English idioms” category (retrieved 2026-07-29); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-31; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “rumor campaign” mean?
Spreading false information to harm someone's reputation Literally: a series of rumors
Is “rumor campaign” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.