backbite

noun

Meaning

One who engages in backbiting; a backbiter.
To make spiteful slanderous or defamatory statements about someone.
To attack from behind or when out of earshot with spiteful or defamatory remarks.
To speak badly of an absent individual.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

bitch(English)back-bite(English)slander(English)backstab(English)badmouth(English)blackmail(English)cast aspersions(English)put the bad mouth on(English)scandal(English)school(English)

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Sources

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