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  1. Backbiting

    Backbiting or tale-bearing is to slander someone in their absence — to bite them behind their back. Originally, backbiting referred to an unsporting attack from the rear in the blood sport of bearbaiting.

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  1. Backbitingnoun

    secret slander; detraction

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of backbiting in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of backbiting in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

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