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backbite

back·bite

backbite

 
pronunciation:
baek baIt
part of speech: transitive verb & intransitive verb
inflections: backbites, backbiting, backbit, backbitten
definition: to criticize harshly or speak badly of (an absent person).
derivation: backbiter (n.)