ข่าวลือ
rumor
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- 1 rumor、gossip、unconfirmed report
ข่าวลือ refers to information that is being passed around but has not been officially confirmed. It is a rumor, often with the sense that it may or may not be true.
rumor、gossip、unconfirmed report
This means a rumor or unconfirmed report that spreads from person to person. It can be used in everyday conversation as well as in public or media contexts.
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อย่าเชื่อข่าวลือทุกอย่าง yàa chʉ̂a khàaw lʉʉ thúk yàaŋ Don’t believe every rumor. อย่าเชื่อข่าวลือทุกอย่าง details
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บริษัทออกมาปฏิเสธข่าวลือ bɔɔrisàt ɔ̀ɔk maa pàtìsèet khàaw lʉʉ The company came out and denied the rumor. บริษัทออกมาปฏิเสธข่าวลือ details
Learning notes
Explanation
ข่าวลือ is made from ข่าว, “news/information,” and ลือ, “to be rumored or widely talked about.” The core idea is information that is circulating but has not been confirmed. Common patterns include มีข่าวลือว่า... “there is a rumor that...,” ได้ยินข่าวลือว่า... “heard a rumor that...,” ปล่อยข่าวลือ “spread a rumor,” and ปฏิเสธข่าวลือ “deny a rumor.” It can be counted with เรื่อง or ข่าว.
Usage
This word is common when talking about unconfirmed talk at school, work, or among friends, as well as rumors about celebrities, politicians, company decisions, personnel changes, or product launches. It also appears often in news and official statements when a rumor is denied or confirmed.
Caution
Do not use ข่าวลือ for confirmed news or official information. When speaking about people, it can affect someone’s reputation, so if you only mean “I heard that...,” ได้ยินมาว่า... may sound softer and less public.
Differences from similar words
1 rumor synonyms
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ข่าว is the general word for news or information, including confirmed news. ข่าวลือ specifically refers to information that is circulating without confirmation.
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ข่าวโคมลอย has a stronger negative sense of a baseless or unreliable rumor. ข่าวลือ simply means an unconfirmed rumor and does not automatically say that it is false.