report vs gossip

gossip vs report

report and gossip both are nouns.

report and gossip both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
report	Yes	No	Yes	No
gossip	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, gossip is a hyponym of report; that is, gossip is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than report:

report: the act of informing by verbal report
gossip: a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people

Other hyponyms of report include summarisation, summarization, indirect discourse, direct discourse, direct quotation, megillah, debriefing, anecdote, narration, recital, yarn, comment, scuttlebutt.

report (noun)	gossip (noun)
the general estimation that the public has for a person	light informal conversation for social occasions
a short account of the news	a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people
the act of informing by verbal report	a person given to gossiping and divulging personal information about others
an essay (especially one written as an assignment)
a written document describing the findings of some individual or group
a written evaluation of a student's scholarship and deportment
a sharp explosive sound (especially the sound of a gun firing)

report (verb)	gossip (verb)
to give an account or representation of in words	wag one's tongue; speak about others and reveal secrets or intimacies
make known to the authorities	talk socially without exchanging too much information
complain about; make a charge against
announce one's presence
announce as the result of an investigation or experience or finding
be responsible for reporting the details of, as in journalism

Difference between report and gossip

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