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hearsay noun [ ˈhɪəseɪ ]

• information received from other people which cannot be substantiated; rumour.
• "according to hearsay, Bez had managed to break his arm"
Similar: rumour, gossip, tittle-tattle, tattle, idle chatter, idle talk, mere talk, report, stories, tales, titbits, bavardage, on dit, Kaffeeklatsch, labrish, shu-shu, buzz, the grapevine, goss, scuttlebutt, tea, furphy, skinder, bruit,
Opposite: confirmed facts,


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