🙃backhanded (bækændɪd)

adjective
/ˈbækˌhændɪd/
indirect ou sarcastique (indirect ou sarcastique)

Signification

Indirect or sarcastic, often appearing as praise but actually insulting.
Traduction de la signification
Quelque chose qui semble un compliment, mais qui est en réalité une insulte.
Quelque chose qui semble un compliment, mais qui est en réalité une insulte.

Phrases d'exemple

She gave him a backhanded compliment about his work.

Elle lui a fait un compliment indirect sur son travail.
Elle lui a fait un compliment indirect sur son travail.

Expressions d'exemple

backhanded compliment
compliment indirect
compliment indirect

Synonymes

sarcastic, insincere, indirect, ironic, disparaging

Antonymes

sincere, genuine, direct

Collocations

backhanded compliment, backhanded remark, backhanded apology

Vocabulaires connexes

Having the opposite of the desired effect; tending to hinder rather than help.
Situated at or toward the front; coming before in position or time.
giving the wrong idea or impression
serving as a symbol or representing something else
done without planning; natural and unforced
Relating to or affecting the senses rather than the intellect; pleasing to the senses.