noun🔗ShareDifamación, murmuraciónThe 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. "La oficina se llenó de murmuraciones después de que Sarah obtuviera el ascenso, con colegas susurrando cosas negativas sobre ella a sus espaldas.characterattitudecommunicationmoralactionpersonlanguagesocietynegativeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDifamar, calumniarTo make spiteful slanderous or defamatory statements about someone."The office was full of backbiting; everyone was talking negatively about each other behind their backs. "La oficina estaba llena de difamación; todos hablaban negativamente unos de otros a sus espaldas.communicationcharacterattitudeactionmoralsocietyhumanlanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareMurmurar, criticar a espaldasTo 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. "Le dolió saber que sus colegas la criticaban a sus espaldas durante los descansos para el café, diciendo que no era una jugadora de equipo.communicationcharacterattitudemoralactionwordsocietyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareCriticar, hablar malTo speak badly of an absent individual."The office was filled with tension because everyone was backbiting Sarah after she left for vacation. "La oficina estaba llena de tensión porque todos criticaban a Sarah después de que se fue de vacaciones.communicationcharactermoralattitudehumansocietyactionwordChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareCalumnioso, difamatorioSlanderous 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. "La oficina estaba llena de chismes calumniosos, lo que dificultaba confiar en alguien.characterattitudecommunicationmorallanguagesocietypersonChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
