backbite

[ bak-bahyt ]

/ ˈbækˌbaɪt /

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verb (used with object), back·bit, back·bit·ten or (Informal) back·bit; back·bit·ing.

to attack the character or reputation of (a person who is not present).

verb (used without object), back·bit, back·bit·ten or (Informal) back·bit; back·bit·ing.

to speak unfavorably or slanderously of a person who is not present.

Origin of backbite

Middle English word dating back to 1125–75; see origin at back¹, bite

SYNONYMS FOR backbite

1 belittle, disparage, deprecate; slander, libel, defame.

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OTHER WORDS FROM backbite

backbiter, noun

Words nearby backbite

Back Bay, backbeat, back bench, backbencher, backbend, backbite, backblocks, backboard, backboard splint, back boiler, backbone

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Example sentences from the Web for backbite

We are all friends; of course we are friends, and we all backbite each other and carry scandal and intrigue.
The Lady of Lynn|Walter Besant
Death, however ignominious, rather than remorse—the backbite of inwit, in the quaint language of our forefathers.
Happiness in Purgatory|Anonymous
He could not backbite, nor envy, nor prevaricate, nor jump at mean motives for generous acts.
The Little White Bird|J. M. Barrie
I am sorry to be obliged to backbite, but really and truly we dont like Mrs. De Lancey Smythe.
The Automobile Girls at Palm Beach|Laura Dent Crane

To backbite is to speak something secretly to one's injury; to calumniate is to invent as well as utter the injurious charge.
English Synonyms and Antonyms|James Champlin Fernald

British Dictionary definitions for backbite

backbite

/ (ˈbækˌbaɪt) /

verb -bites, -biting, -bit, -bitten or -bit

to talk spitefully about (an absent person)

Derived forms of backbite

backbiter, noun

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单词	backbite
释义	backbite [ bak-bahyt ] / ˈbækˌbaɪt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR backbite ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object), back·bit, back·bit·ten or (Informal) back·bit; back·bit·ing. to attack the character or reputation of (a person who is not present). verb (used without object), back·bit, back·bit·ten or (Informal) back·bit; back·bit·ing. to speak unfavorably or slanderously of a person who is not present. Origin of backbite Middle English word dating back to 1125–75; see origin at back¹, bite SYNONYMS FOR backbite 1 belittle, disparage, deprecate; slander, libel, defame. SEE SYNONYMS FOR backbite ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM backbite backbiter, noun Words nearby backbite Back Bay, backbeat, back bench, backbencher, backbend, backbite, backblocks, backboard, backboard splint, back boiler, backbone Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for backbite We are all friends; of course we are friends, and we all backbite each other and carry scandal and intrigue. The Lady of Lynn\|Walter Besant Death, however ignominious, rather than remorse—the backbite of inwit, in the quaint language of our forefathers. Happiness in Purgatory\|Anonymous He could not backbite, nor envy, nor prevaricate, nor jump at mean motives for generous acts. The Little White Bird\|J. M. Barrie I am sorry to be obliged to backbite, but really and truly we dont like Mrs. De Lancey Smythe. The Automobile Girls at Palm Beach\|Laura Dent Crane To backbite is to speak something secretly to one's injury; to calumniate is to invent as well as utter the injurious charge. English Synonyms and Antonyms\|James Champlin Fernald British Dictionary definitions for backbite backbite / (ˈbækˌbaɪt) / verb -bites, -biting, -bit, -bitten or -bit to talk spitefully about (an absent person) Derived forms of backbite backbiter, noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to backbite lie, traduce, spite, malign, denigrate, scandalize, slander, abuse, gossip, vilify, calumniate, badmouth, backstab
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backbite

verb (used with object), back·bit, back·bit·ten or (Informal) back·bit; back·bit·ing.

verb (used without object), back·bit, back·bit·ten or (Informal) back·bit; back·bit·ing.

Origin of backbite

SYNONYMS FOR backbite

OTHER WORDS FROM backbite

Words nearby backbite

Example sentences from the Web for backbite

British Dictionary definitions for backbite

verb -bites, -biting, -bit, -bitten or -bit

Derived forms of backbite

Words related to backbite