backbite
verb
back·bite ˈbak-ˌbīt 
backbit; backbitten; backbiting
transitive + intransitive
: 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.
Joseph Conrad
Joseph Conrad backbiter noun
Word History
First Known Use
12th century, in the meaning defined above
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