What is "hearsay" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does hearsay mean in English? Meaning of hearsay definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "hearsay" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "hearsay": gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth

Noun

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

Synonyms: hearsay rumor rumour

Hypernyms: comment gossip scuttlebutt

Meaning of "hearsay": heard through another rather than directly

Adjective

Meaning: heard through another rather than directly

Example: hearsay information

Synonyms: hearsay

Similar: indirect

Synonyms:

gossip, comment, noise, grapevine, leak, cry, rumble, scuttlebutt, rumor, report, scandal, talk, word of mouth, clothesline, mere talk, talk of the town,

Antonyms:

quiet, silence, evidence, reality, testimony, proof, truth,

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