backstabbing
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noun \-ˌsta-biŋ\Definition of BACKSTABBING
: betrayal (as by a verbal attack against one not present) especially by a false friend
— back·stab \-ˌstab\ verb
— back·stab·ber \-ˌsta-bər\ noun
See Examples of BACKSTABBING
- She was hurt by her former friend's backstabbing.
- <a reality TV show that seems to have raised backstabbing to an art form>
First Known Use of BACKSTABBING
1946
Related to BACKSTABBING
- Synonyms
- betrayal, business, disloyalty, double cross, faithlessness, falseness, falsity, infidelity, perfidy, sellout, treachery, treason, two-timing, unfaithfulness
- Antonyms
- allegiance, devotion, faithfulness, fealty, fidelity, loyalty, staunchness, steadfastness
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