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rumor
rumor In this historical psychology passage, rumor means the undifferentiated background murmur of ordinary sounds and events that usually pass unnoticed.
In this historical psychology passage, rumor means the undifferentiated background murmur of ordinary sounds and events that usually pass unnoticed. It refers to the general noise of the world from which a particular signal stands out when it has personal meaning.