Hearsay

[Hear·say`]

Ever hear someone say something so juicy you decide to tell other people about it, even if you don't know if it's true or not? Admit it. That hearsay, or gossip, is precisely how rumors get started.

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Report; rumor; fame; common talk; something heard from another.

Noun
gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth

Adjective S.
heard through another rather than directly; "hearsay information"


n.
Report; rumor; fame; common talk; something heard from another.


Hearsay

Hear"say` , n. Report; rumor; fame; common talk; something heard from another.
Much of the obloquy that has so long rested on the memory of our great national poet originated in frivolous hearsays of his life and conversation.
Hearsay evidence (Law), that species of testimony which consists in a a narration by one person of matters told him by another. It is, with a few exceptions, inadmissible as testimony. Abbott.

Report; rumor; fame; common talk; something heard from another.

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Usage Examples

Education commences at the mother's knee, and every word spoken within hearsay of little children tends toward the formation of character.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

People who don't know me have opinions about me. That's the part that's very hurtful. Because how do you form an opinion about somebody if you've never met them or spent any time with them? So it's all based upon hearsay or things that they've read.

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