backstab
backstab · backstabs · backstabbed · backstabbing
нападать исподтишка, напасть исподтишка, ударять в спину, ударить в спину
hintergehen
To attack someone unfairly in a deceitful, underhand, or treacherous manner,…To attack someone (especially verbally) unfairly in a deceitful, underhand, or treacherous manner, especially when they're not present in the place or situation that it happens.
/ˈbækˌstæb/
» They backstabbed us, too.
Meaning
1 sensesTo attack someone (especially verbally) unfairly in a deceitful, underhand, or treacherous manner, especially when they're not present in the place or situation that it happens.
hintergehen
напада́ть исподтишка́napadátʹ ispodtišká, напа́сть исподтишка́napástʹ ispodtišká, ударя́ть в спи́нуudarjátʹ v spínu
Examples
2 sentencesThey backstabbed us, too.
She backstabbed him.
deSie hat ihn verraten. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
3 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
to attack someone (especially verbally) unfairly — see also stab in the back:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to attack someone (especially verbally) unfairly — see also stab in the back:
Origin
From back + stab.From back + stab.
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Forms
backstabs, backstabbing, backstabbed, backstabbed| Base form | backstab · to backstab |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | backstabs |
| Present participle | backstabbing |
| Past simple | backstabbed |
| Past participle | backstabbed |
irregular
Synonyms
1 synonymsWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle