SINCE 1828
backbite
verb
back·bite
| \ ˈbak-ˌbīt
\
\
backbit;
backbitten;
backbiting
Definition of backbite
: to say mean or spiteful things about a person (such as someone who is not present)
They beguiled the time by backbiting and intriguing against each other in a foolish kind of way.— Jack London
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