backbiting
backbiting · backbitings
злословення, лихослів'я
злословие, сплетни
The action of slandering a person without that person's knowledgeThe action of slandering a person without that person's knowledge.
US/bˈækbˌaɪtɪŋ/
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)The action of slandering a person without that person's knowledge.
злосло́виеzloslóvije, спле́тниsplétni
злосло́венняzloslóvennja, лихослі́в'яlyxoslívʺja
Translations
4 languagesУкраїнська
By meaning 1
the act of slandering a person without that person's knowledge:
Русский
By meaning 1
the act of slandering a person without that person's knowledge:
Origin
From Middle English bakbitynge, bacbiting, bacbitung, equivalent to backbite + -ing.From Middle English bakbitynge, bacbiting, bacbitung, equivalent to backbite + -ing.
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Forms
plural: backbitings| Singular | backbiting |
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable