comment vs rumor

rumor vs comment

comment and rumor both are nouns.

comment and rumor both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
comment	Yes	No	Yes	No
rumor	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, rumor is a hyponym of comment; that is, rumor is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than comment:

comment: a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people
rumor: gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth

Other hyponyms of comment include earful, hearsay, rumour, grapevine, pipeline, word of mouth, dirt, malicious gossip, scandal, talk, talk of the town.

comment (noun)	rumor (noun)
a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information	gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth
a written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material
a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people

comment (verb)	rumor (verb)
make or write a comment on	tell or spread rumors
provide interlinear explanations for words or phrases
explain or interpret something

Difference between comment and rumor

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