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噂を立てられる (うわさをたてられる) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

噂うわさを立たてられる

Meanings

1

expression, ichidan verb

be gossiped about; have rumors spread about one

Passive form of 噂を立てる (to spread rumors). Used when someone is the target of gossip or rumors.

彼かれは職しょく場ばで噂うわさを立たてられて困こまっている。
He is troubled because he is being gossiped about at work.
何なにもしていないのに、近きん所じょで噂

うわさ

を

立た

て

られ

た

。

Even though I did nothing, rumors were spread about me in the neighborhood.

Written forms

噂うわさを立たてられる
Standard kanji spelling for this passive expression.
うわさを立たてられる
Kana spelling is common in casual writing or when avoiding kanji.

Kanji

噂rumor, gossip, hearsay
立stand up, rise, set up

Similar words

噂うわさを立たてる
Active form meaning 'to spread rumors' or 'to gossip about someone'. 噂を立てられる is its passive counterpart.
噂うわさになる
Means 'to become the subject of gossip' or 'to be talked about', often without the implication of malicious intent that 噂を立てられる can carry.

Etymology

Passive form of the expression 噂を立てる, which combines 噂 (rumor) with 立てる (to raise, to start). The passive indicates being the target of such rumor-spreading.