backbiting
backbiting · more backbiting · most backbiting
Slanderous or speaking badly, especially of a person without that person's knowledgeSlanderous or speaking badly, especially of a person without that person's knowledge.
US/bˈækbˌaɪtɪŋ/
Meaning
1 sensesSlanderous or speaking badly, especially of a person without that person's knowledge.
Origin
From Middle English bakbytynge, equivalent to backbite + -ing.From Middle English bakbytynge, equivalent to backbite + -ing.
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Forms
more backbiting, most backbiting| Comparative | more backbiting Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most backbiting Lesson |
regular
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedbackbitingly
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form