🗣️backbite

verb
/ˈbækbaɪt/

Meaning

to speak negatively about someone who is not present; to slander behind someone’s back

Example Sentences

It is wrong to backbite your colleagues behind their backs.

Synonyms

slander, gossip, defame, malign, badmouth

Antonyms

praise, compliment, commend

Collocations

backbite someone, backbite colleagues, backbite behind someone’s back

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