hearsay
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- noun
- /ˈhɪrˌseɪ/
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rumor
- Reports are made based on misinterpretation of the data, emotion, hearsay, and wishful thinking.
- rumors and hearsay
- hearsay as evidence
So it's all hearsay and make believe and fantasy.
- So it's all hearsay and make believe and fantasy.
- Complete rumors, complete gossip, complete hearsay.
- But I do feel bad that to this day, there are other people and through hearsay, I've learned that it still effects him.
- And so it's very interesting to see how the the all the world of Hollywood is being shaped by hearsay.
- But they, again, that was all on hearsay from the accusers who weren't even in the teams at the time that went down.
- I guess not, mainly because, and I don't know, I didn't know Steve and and I know a lot of people that knew him, but everything's hearsay.
- But as a good leader, we want to, we can take those reports, we can take that hearsay, we can take those direct stories that people have and we can say thank you, I appreciate that.
- And how that whole commercialization of hearsay, how it was.
Examples
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The lawyer argued that the evidence presented was nothing more than hearsay and lacked credibility.
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But these are all just, you know, rumors and hearsay to this point.
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So, you know, a lot of hearsay out there.
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So it's all hearsay and make believe and fantasy.
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But most of what a person knows is learned from other people through hearsay or testimony.
Academic text (2009) -
Though again, some of this stuff is hearsay or speculation and who really ever knows if the client is accurate or even telling the truth.
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It's better than just rumor or hearsay or oral tradition.
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Everything that's in the press is hearsay and a person is innocent until proven guilty.
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Mr. Baker, a judge will not reopen this case based on hearsay.
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What is imprudent is relying on second-hand interpretations and hearsay from secondary sources, not the law itself.
Blog text (26)
Synonyms
853
1.2
A story or piece of news that people pass on but may not be true
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1.1
Informal talk about other people's private lives, often with rumors
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7.8
Rumors people tell each other about events or people
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3.5
Rumor spread by people talking rather than by officials
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8.8
Rumor or gossip, often not confirmed and shared informally
Rumors people tell that are not proven true
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
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8.1
Information given in court about what someone else said that courts usually do not allow
- Specialized
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9.3
A rule that stops statements made outside court from being used as evidence
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Hearsay comes from two simple words, hear and say, and first meant the 'sayings' you had 'heard' from other people. That's why hearsay is information you did not check yourself and may not be true.