Definition of backbiting Backbiting

/bæˈkbajˌtɪŋ/ - [bakbayting] - back•bit•ing

We found 5 definitions of backbiting from 3 different sources.

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What does backbiting mean?

Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • backbiting (Noun)
    The action of slandering a person without that person's knowledge.
  • backbiting (Verb)
    Present participle of backbite.
  • backbiting (Adjective)
    A person who slanders or speaks badly of a person without that person's knowledge.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • backbiting (n.)
    Secret slander; detraction.

Part of speech

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  • backbiting, verb, gerund of backbite (infinitive).

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