backbite
back·bite [ ˈbak-ˌbīt]
[ˈbak-ˌbīt]
backbit; backbitten; backbiting
: to say mean or spiteful things about a person (such as someone who is not present)
They beguiled the time by backbiting and intriguing against each other in a foolish kind of way.— Jack London
Other Words from backbite
backbiter noun
First Known Use of backbite
12th century, in the meaning defined above
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