backbiting

noun

Definition of backbitingnext
as in slander

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“Backbiting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/backbiting. Accessed 24 Sep. 2023.

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