noun Download 🔗Share The action of slandering a person without that person's knowledge. Examples : "The office was filled with backbiting after Sarah got the promotion, with colleagues whispering negative things about her behind her back. " character attitude communication moral action person language society negative Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To make spiteful slanderous or defamatory statements about someone. Examples : "The office was full of backbiting; everyone was talking negatively about each other behind their backs. " communication character attitude action moral society human language Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To attack from behind or when out of earshot with spiteful or defamatory remarks. Examples : "She was hurt to learn that her colleagues were backbiting her during coffee breaks, saying she wasn't a team player. " communication character attitude moral action word society Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To speak badly of an absent individual. Examples : "The office was filled with tension because everyone was backbiting Sarah after she left for vacation. " communication character moral attitude human society action word Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share Slanderous or speaking badly, especially of a person without that person's knowledge. Examples : "The office was filled with backbiting gossip, making it hard to trust anyone. " character attitude communication moral language society person Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
