noun Download 🔗Share One who engages in backbiting; a backbiter. Examples : ""Nobody trusts Sarah because she's a known backbite who constantly talks about people behind their backs." " character person communication moral attitude Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To make spiteful slanderous or defamatory statements about someone. Examples : ""It's not kind to backbite your friends when they're not around to defend themselves." " communication language word character attitude moral negative society action human person Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To attack from behind or when out of earshot with spiteful or defamatory remarks. Examples : ""Even though Sarah smiled at me, I heard her backbite me to our mutual friend as soon as I left the room." " communication character attitude moral action person Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To speak badly of an absent individual. Examples : "Sarah would never backbite her friends, even if she disagreed with them. " communication character action language moral word negative attitude society person Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading