backbiting - Definition and Meaning

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(noun)

definitions

malicious talk about someone who is not present

examples

members have grown tired of the backbiting in the group

there were backbiting accusations among some sections of the press

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(verb)

definitions

talk maliciously about someone who is not present

examples

they backbite about their colleagues

we don't cheat or backbite anyone