ALL meanings of backbiting
back·bite
B b - uncountable noun backbiting If you accuse someone of backbiting, you mean that they say unpleasant or unkind things about someone who is not present, especially in order to stop them doing well at work. 3
- noun backbiting spiteful talk about an absent person 3
- verb with object backbiting to attack the character or reputation of (a person who is not present). 1
- verb without object backbiting to speak unfavorably or slanderously of a person who is not present. 1
- noun backbiting Malicious talk about someone who is not present. 1
- adjective backbiting treacherous 1
- noun backbiting slander 1
- noun backbiting The action of slandering a person without that person's knowledge. 0
- verb backbiting present participle of backbite. 0
- adjective backbiting Slandering or speaking badly of a person without that person's knowledge. 0