backbiteEnglishOxford Dictionary of Englishbackbite /ˈbakbʌɪt / ▸ verb (past backbit /ˈbakbɪt/)(past participle; backbitten /ˈbakˌbɪtn/) [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 noun