backbite
Verb
To make spiteful slanderous or defamatory statements about someone.
- Examples
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They beguiled the time by backbiting and intriguing against each other in a foolish kind of way.
Gumshoe: You're not gonna get me to backbite a woman with a whip. No way.
To attack from behind or when out of earshot with spiteful or defamatory remarks.
Usage- Informal
To speak badly of an absent individual.
Noun
One who engages in backbiting; a backbiter.
Verb
say mean things
- Synonyms
Word forms
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