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backstab

English

Etymology

back +? stab

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?bæk?stæb/

Verb

backstab (third-person singular simple present backstabs, present participle backstabbing, simple past and past participle backstabbed)

  1. (transitive) to attack someone (especially verbally) unfairly in a deceitful, underhand, or treacherous manner, especially when they're not present in the place or situation that it happens. (as if stabbing them in the back). See backbite.

Derived terms

  • backstabber
  • backstabby

Translations

Anagrams

  • backtabs

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backbiter

English

Etymology

From Middle English bakbitere, bakbytere, bacbitere, equivalent to backbite +? -er.

Noun

backbiter (plural backbiters)

  1. A person who says nasty things about another person behind the second person's back: that is, out of their sight and hearing.

Related terms

  • back
  • backbite
  • backbiting
  • backstab
  • bite
  • biter

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