backstabbing

back·stab·bing

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

Examples of BACKSTABBING

1. She was hurt by her former friend's backstabbing.
2. <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

Related Words: abandonment, desertion; deceit, deception, double-dealing, duplicity, guile, two-facedness; fraud, informing, lying, snitching, talebearing, trickery

Near Antonyms: dependability, reliability, trustworthiness; defense, protection, safeguard, shield

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