BACKBITE


Meaning of BACKBITE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˌbīt ]

verb

( -bit ; -bit·ten ; -bit·ing )

Date: 12th century

transitive verb

: to say mean or spiteful things about (as one not present)

intransitive verb

: to backbite a person

• back·bit·er noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.