Corporate backbiting is nothing new.
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Backbiting — Back bit ing, n. Secret slander; detraction. [1913 Webster] Backbiting, and bearing of false witness. Piers Plowman. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
backbiting — index denunciation, diatribe Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
backbiting — c.1200, bacbitunge, from BACK (Cf. back) (adj. or n.) + biting. Related: back bite (v.), early 14c.; back biter (c.1200) … Etymology dictionary
backbiting — n *detraction, slander, scandal, calumny Analogous words: aspersion, *animadversion, reflection, stricture: *abuse, invective, obloquy, vituperation: vilifying or vilification, defaming or defamation (see corresponding verbs at MALIGN) Antonyms:… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
backbiting — [n] hateful talk abuse, aspersion, backstabbing*, belittlement, calumniation, calumny, cattiness, defamation, denigration, depreciation, detraction, disparagement, gossip, invective, lie, malice, obloquy, scandal, slander, spite, spitefulness,… … New thesaurus
backbiting — ► NOUN ▪ malicious talk about an absent person … English terms dictionary
backbiting — 1. noun The action of slandering a person without that persons knowledge. No custummable bakbytyng God.... 2. adjective A person who slanders or speaks badly of a person without that persons knowledge. Backbiting talk that flattering blabs know… … Wiktionary
backbiting — back|bit|ing [ˈbækbaıtıŋ] n [U] unpleasant or cruel talk about someone who is not present ▪ All this backbiting is destroying company morale … Dictionary of contemporary English
backbiting — noun (U) unpleasant or cruel talk about someone who is not present: All this backbiting is destroying company morale. backbiter noun (C) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
backbiting — noun the backbiting between Democrats and Republicans has become tiresome Syn: malicious talk, spiteful talk, slander, libel, defamation, abuse, character assassination, disparagement, denigration, vilification, vituperation, calumny; slurs,… … Thesaurus of popular words
