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单词 backstabbing
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backstabbingn.

Brit. /ˈbakˌstabɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈbækˌstæbɪŋ/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: back n.1, stabbing n.
Etymology: < back n.1 + stabbing n. Compare backstabbing adj., to stab (a person, etc.) in the back at stab v. 1g.
A treacherous or underhand attack on a person (esp. by a former ally); unsuspected criticism or abuse.The use in quot. 1855 is not literal but describes a range of treacherous aggression.
ΘΚΠ
society > morality > duty or obligation > recognition of duty > undutifulness > betrayal > [noun]
trechettingc1330
traisementc1380
betrayinga1382
betraisingc1385
trayment1468
tradition1483
betrayment1548
betray1600
betrayal1817
sell1838
backstabbing1855
ratting1946
1855 R. Ford Hand-bk. Travellers in Spain I. (ed. 3) i. 99 The back-stabbings and treacheries, by which, from the assassins of Sertorius down to the Morenos, Marotos, and Nogueras of to-day, Europe has been horrified.
1938 ‘G. Orwell’ Let. May in Coll. Ess. (1968) I. 330 Of course apart from any political back-stabbing there is the usual reviewing ramp.
1975 High Times Dec. 79/2 Bartels countercharged them with bureaucratic backstabbing.
2004 Cosmo Girl Aug. 14 Lindsay Lohan knows all about gossip, bitching and backstabbing.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

backstabbingadj.

Brit. /ˈbakˌstabɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈbækˌstæbɪŋ/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: back n.1, stabbing adj.
Etymology: < back n.1 + stabbing adj. Compare backstabbing n., to stab (a person, etc.) in the back at stab v. 1g.
That engages in treacherous and malicious behaviour; underhand, disloyal.
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society > morality > moral evil > lack of principle or integrity > [adjective] > underhand or sneaky
subornate1548
sneaking1582
sinistral1598
sinistruous1601
left-sided1607
left-handed1615
meeching1616
leer1631
backstabbing1803
sneaky1834
underhand1842
sneakish1864
underhanded1864
low-down1905
1803 J. Pickersgill Three Brothers II. v. 118 Creatures..who next to bloody craft distinguish noisy humour, and derive their jests from the points of their stilettos: such are your back-stabbing wretches.
1907 Maccabæan July 189/2 He will speak to one in the most cordial terms, and at the same time take advantage of him. He is back-stabbing, and, in a sense, a moral coward.
2006 Chicago Tribune (Midwest ed.) 12 Nov. vii. 5/1 Television, with all too rare exceptions, depicts reporters as lying, backstabbing self-aggrandizers out for nothing but their own gain.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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