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backbite

Flag: gbEnglishOxford New American Dictionary
backbite /ˈbakˌbīt, ˈbækˌbaɪt /
▸ verb
(past backbit /ˈbakˌbɪt/; past participle backbitten /ˈbakˌbɪt(ə)n/)
[no object] talk maliciously about someone who is not present:
they backbite about their colleagues
[with object] we don't cheat or backbite anyone.
– DERIVATIVES
backbiter