How do you pronounce backbite?

backbite is pronounced as /ˈbækbaɪt/.

🗣️backbite

verb

/ˈbækbaɪt/

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

It is wrong to backbite your colleagues behind their backs.

slander, gossip, defame, malign, badmouth

praise, compliment, commend

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

to shock or surprise someone greatly; to knock someone unconscious or dazed

to mock or criticize something using satire

To force or drive someone to do something.

to take part in an event or activity

To shed old feathers, skin, or hair to make way for new growth.

To accept something as true; to have faith or confidence in.