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back bite

 

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Verb back bite has 1 sense
  1. backbite, bitch - say mean things
    --1 is one way to complain, kick, plain, sound off, quetch, kvetch
    Derived form: noun backbiter1
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s

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Back Bite

Part of speech: Verb

Definition: To speak maliciously about someone who is not present.

Sense 1: To gossip or slander someone behind their back.

Example sentence 1: Amanda back bites about her coworkers, spreading rumors and tarnishing their reputations.

Example sentence 2: It's not fair to back bite about others; it only creates negativity and destroys trust.

Sense 2: To attack or harm someone clandestinely.

Example sentence 1: The cunning politician back bit his opponents by leaking damaging information about them to the media.

Example sentence 2: The bully would back bite his victims, often resorting to physical aggression when no one was around to witness.


Part of speech: Noun

Definition: A malicious or slanderous remark made about someone when they are not present.

Example sentence 1: Linda heard a back bite about herself and felt hurt by the false accusations.

Example sentence 2: The celebrity couldn't escape the constant back bites from the paparazzi, who distorted every aspect of her life.


Part of speech: Adjective

Definition: Describing something that is detrimental or harmful.

Example sentence 1: The company suffered a back bite in its reputation due to a scandal involving its CEO.

Example sentence 2: Susan's back-bite comments caused tension within the team and affected overall productivity.


Part of speech: Adverb

Definition: Doing something maliciously or harmfully while concealing one's true intentions.

Example sentence 1: The spy skillfully and back-bitingly infiltrated the enemy territory undetected.

Example sentence 2: The con artist back-bitingly persuaded people into investing in his fraudulent scheme.


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