nounπShareThe action of slandering a person without that person's knowledge."The office was filled with backbiting after Sarah got the promotion, with colleagues whispering negative things about her behind her back. "characterattitudecommunicationmoralactionpersonlanguagesocietynegativeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo make spiteful slanderous or defamatory statements about someone."The office was full of backbiting; everyone was talking negatively about each other behind their backs. "communicationcharacterattitudeactionmoralsocietyhumanlanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo attack from behind or when out of earshot with spiteful or defamatory remarks."She was hurt to learn that her colleagues were backbiting her during coffee breaks, saying she wasn't a team player. "communicationcharacterattitudemoralactionwordsocietyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo speak badly of an absent individual."The office was filled with tension because everyone was backbiting Sarah after she left for vacation. "communicationcharactermoralattitudehumansocietyactionwordChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjectiveπShareSlanderous or speaking badly, especially of a person without that person's knowledge."The office was filled with backbiting gossip, making it hard to trust anyone. "characterattitudecommunicationmorallanguagesocietypersonChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading