backbite

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Synonyms: backbit, backbone, backside, backfire, backbiter, backdate, backline, backfits, backgate, jacobite, backlit

Antonyms: backbit, backbone, backside, backfire, backbiter, backdate, backline, backfits, backgate, jacobite, backlit

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Verb

1. To make [[spiteful]] [[slanderous]] or [[defamatory]] [[statement]]s about someone.
2. {{lb|en|informal}} To attack from behind or when out of [[earshot]] with spiteful or defamatory remarks.
3. To speak badly of an [[absent]] individual.

Noun

1. One who engages in backbiting; a [[backbiter]].

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