Definitions for backbite
ˈbækˌbaɪtback·bite

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. backbite, bitchverb

   say mean things

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. backbitenoun

   One who engages in backbiting; a backbiter.

2. backbiteverb

   To make spiteful slanderous or defamatory statements about someone.

3. backbiteverb

   To attack from behind or when out of earshot.

4. backbiteverb

   To speak badly of an absent individual.

5. Etymology: From bakbiten, bacbiten, equivalent to. Cognate with bakbíta.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To Backbiteverb

   To censure or reproach the absent.

   Etymology: from back and bite.

   Most untruly and maliciously do these evil tongues backbite and slander the sacred ashes of that most just and honourable personage. Edmund Spenser, Ireland.

   I will use him well; a friend i’ th’ court is better than a penny in purse. Use his men well, Davy, for they are arrant knaves, and will backbite. William Shakespeare, Henry IV.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. backbite

   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.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. backbite

   Backbite refers to the act of speaking maliciously or spitefully about someone who is not present. It typically involves spreading rumors, gossip or criticism to damage that person's reputation.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Backbiteverb

   to wound by clandestine detraction; to censure meanly or spitefully (an absent person); to slander or speak evil of (one absent)

2. Backbiteverb

   to censure or revile the absent

Matched Categories

1. • Complain

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How to pronounce backbite?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say backbite in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of backbite in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of backbite in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=backbite
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Backbite
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=backbite
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backbite
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/backbite
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=backbite