hearsayPronunciation: /ˈhɪəseɪ/Translate hearsay | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of hearsay noun [mass noun] information received from other people which cannot be substantiated; rumour:according to hearsay, Bez had managed to break his arm Law the report of another person’s words by a witness, which is usually disallowed as evidence in a court of law: [as modifier]:hearsay evidencehearsay in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of hearsay in the US English dictionary