虚きょ説せつきょせつじ字FuriganaMeanings1noungroundless rumor; unfounded storyA formal or literary term for a rumor or story that has no basis in fact. Not common in everyday conversation; more likely to appear in written or formal contexts.その記き事じはまったくの虚きょ説せつだった。That article was a completely groundless rumor.