backbiting back·bit·ing n

backbiting back·bit·ing n
['bækˌbaɪtɪŋ]
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  • back·bit·ing — /ˈbækˌbaıtıŋ/ noun [noncount] : unkind talk about someone who is not present petty backbiting among employees …   Useful english dictionary

  • Backbiting — Back bit ing, n. Secret slander; detraction. [1913 Webster] Backbiting, and bearing of false witness. Piers Plowman. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • backbiting — back|bit|ing [ˈbækbaıtıŋ] n [U] unpleasant or cruel talk about someone who is not present ▪ All this backbiting is destroying company morale …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • backbiting — back|bit|ing [ bæk,baıtıŋ ] noun uncount unpleasant comments and criticisms made about someone who is not there …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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