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Rarebackbiting
The correct spelling is backbiting.
How to pronounce backbiting
noun
Say it like: Bak-bit-ing
The correct spelling is backbiting. The action of slandering a person without that person's knowledge.
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Meanings
noun
- 1.The action of slandering a person without that person's knowledge.
verb
- 1.To make spiteful slanderous or defamatory statements about someone.
- 2.To attack from behind or when out of earshot with spiteful or defamatory remarks.
- 3.To speak badly of an absent individual.
adjective
- 1.Slanderous or speaking badly, especially of a person without that person's knowledge.
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