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 Definitions of backbite  [ˈbækˌbaɪt]  

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Definition of 'backbite' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (v.t.) backbite
to attack the character or reputation of (a person not present).

2. (v.i.) backbite
to slander an absent person.

Etymology:  (1125–75)

Definition of 'backbite' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (verb) backbite, bitch
say mean things


Definition of 'backbite' Webster Dictionary 

1. (verb) backbite
to wound by clandestine detraction; to censure meanly or spitefully (an absent person); to slander or speak evil of (one absent)

2. (verb) backbite
to censure or revile the absent


Translation of 'backbite' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: to criticize a person when he is not present.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: beskinner Arabic flag Arabic: يَنْتَقِد، يَغْتاب Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: клеветя
Brazilian flag Brazilian: caluniar Czech flag Czech: pomlouvat German flag German: verleumden, tratschen
Danish flag Danish: bagtale Greek flag Greek: κακολογώ κπ. πίσω από την Spanish flag Spanish: hablar mal, criticar por
Estonian flag Estonian: taga rääkima Farsi flag Farsi: غیبت کردن Finnish flag Finnish: puhua selän takana
French flag French: médire de Hebrew flag Hebrew: לְהַשׁמִיץ Hindi flag Hindi: पीठ पीछे निंदा करना
Croatian flag Croatian: ocrniti, ogovarati Hungarian flag Hungarian: fúr vkit Indonesian flag Indonesian: memfitnah, mengritik di b
Icelandic flag Icelandic: baknaga, rægja Italian flag Italian: sparlare, fare maldicenze Japanese flag Japanese: 陰口をきく
Korean flag Korean: 험담을 하다 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: apkalbėti Latvian flag Latvian: apmelot; celt neslavu
Malay flag Malay: mengumpat Dutch flag Dutch: roddelen Norwegian flag Norwegian: baktale, baksnakke
Polish flag Polish: obmawiać Persian flag Persian: غیبت کردن Pashto flag Pashto: غیبت کول
Portuguese flag Portuguese: criticar Romanian flag Romanian: a bârfi Russian flag Russian: злословить
Slovak flag Slovak: ohovárať Slovenian flag Slovenian: obrekovati Serbian flag Serbian: klevetati
Swedish flag Swedish: baktala Thai flag Thai: ลอบกัด Turkish flag Turkish: birinin arkasından çekişt
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 背後批評 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: лихословити (про відсутнь Urdu flag Urdu: غیبت کرنا ، چغلی کھانا
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: nói xấu sau lưng Chinese flag Chinese: 背后说人坏话

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