ALL meanings of backbite
back·bite
B b - verb backbite to talk spitefully about (an absent person) 3
- verb transitive backbite to speak maliciously about (an absent person); slander 3
- verb with object backbite to attack the character or reputation of (a person who is not present). 1
- verb without object backbite to speak unfavorably or slanderously of a person who is not present. 1
- noun backbite To make spiteful slanderous or defamatory statements about someone. 1
- intransitive verb backbite slander sb 1
- noun backbite One who engages in backbiting; a backbiter. 0
- verb backbite (Informal) To attack from behind or when out of earshot with spiteful or defamatory remarks. 0
- verb backbite To speak badly of an absent individual. 0