backbite

(băk'bīt')

v., -bit (-bĭt'), -bit·ten (-bĭt'n), -bit·ing, -bites.

v.tr.
To speak spitefully or slanderously about (another).

v.intr.
To speak spitefully or slanderously about a person.

backbiter back'bit'er n.

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verb

To make defamatory statements about: asperse, calumniate, defame, malign, slander, slur, tear down, traduce, vilify. Law libel. Idioms: cast aspersions on. See attack/defend, crimes, law.

A cynical view of the world by Ambrose Bierce

v.t.

To speak of a man as you find him when he can't find you.

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For a list of words related to backbite, see:

• Judgments Pro and Con - backbite: say mean or spiteful things
• Blame, Censure, Ridicule, and Contempt - backbite: (vb) slander, speak ill of

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See words rhyming with "backbiter."

  See crossword solutions for the clue Backbiter.

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - bagtale, sladre om
v. intr. - bagtale

Nederlands (Dutch)
belasteren

Français (French)
v. tr. - médire de qn
v. intr. - médire

Deutsch (German)
v. - verleumden

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - κακολογώ

Italiano (Italian)
fare pettegolezzi, spettegolare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - caluniar, rebaixar

Русский (Russian)
злословить, клеветать, поливать грязью

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - murmurar de, hablar mal de, criticar a, calumniar a
v. intr. - hablar mal, murmurar, criticar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - baktala

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
中伤, 背后毁谤

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 中傷
v. intr. - 背後毀謗

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - ~의 험담을 하다
v. intr. - 험담을 하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 陰口をきく

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يغتاب شخصا‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮ריכל על‬
v. intr. - ‮הלעיז‬

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