Backbite
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Backbite is a verb meaning To make spiteful slanderous or defamatory statements about someone.
Meaning
To make spiteful slanderous or defamatory statements about someone.
More Meanings
- (informal) To attack from behind or when out of earshot with spiteful or defamatory remarks.
- To speak badly of an absent individual.
- One who engages in backbiting; a backbiter.
Example Sentences
Gumshoe: You're not gonna get me to backbite a woman with a whip. No way.
They beguiled the time by backbiting and intriguing against each other in a foolish kind of way.
Word Forms
- backbites
- backbiting
- backbit
- backbitten
- back-bite
Synonyms for backbite
Depending on context, synonyms include denigrate, libel, slander, assassinate, asperse, badmouth.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include bitch, back-bite, slander, backstab, badmouth, blackmail.
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