The action of detracting, slandering, or speaking ill of a person behind his or her back.
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| 释义 | the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disrepute > damage to reputation > slander or calumny > [noun] > secret slander or calumny (5) backbitingc1175 The action of detracting, slandering, or speaking ill of a person behind his or her back. whisperingc1384 The action of saying or reporting something quietly or secretly; suggestion or insinuation (by whispered speech); faint mention or rumour; esp. (obs… backbite1602 Backbiting. blastinga1628 Calumnious whisper; scandal. (Cf. quot. 1616 at blasting, adj. 1.) Obsolete. Subcategories:— one who (1) |
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