backbitev.

Brit.

/ˈbakbʌɪt/, U.S.

/ˈbækˌbaɪt/

Forms: Middle English bac-, bakbite, Middle English–1500s bakbyte, Middle English–1500s bag-, bakke-, bacbyte, backbyte, 1500s–1600s backebite, Middle English– backbite. past tense Middle English bac-, bakbate; Middle English bacbitide, bakbited, Middle English bacbyted. past participle Middle English–1500s bakbyttyn, bakbyten, 1600s– backbitten; Middle English–1500s bacbyted, 1500s bak-, backe-, 1500s–1600s backbited.

Etymology: < back adv. + bite v., i.e. to bite a person on, or behind, his or her back.

To detract from the character of, to slander, traduce, speak ill of:

a. a person absent.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disrepute > damage to reputation > slander or calumny > slander or calumniate [verb (transitive)] > secretly

backbitec1175

maledict1623

c1175 [implied in: Cott. Hom. 205 Cursunge, bacbitunge and fike~lunge. (at backbiting n.)].

a1300 E.E. Psalter xxxviii. 20 Þat yheldes ivels for godes bac-bate [L. detrahebant] me.

1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis I. 411 Is none so good, that he ne passeth Betwene his teeth and is backbited.

1496 (c1410) Dives & Pauper (de Worde) vii. ii. 278/2 Mary the syster of Moses backbyted her brother.

1516 Lyfe St. Birgette in Kalendre Newe Legende Eng. (Pynson) f. cxx^v Why hast thou bakbyten my handemayde adiugynge hir to be proude?

1609 P. Holland tr. Ammianus Marcellinus Rom. Hist. xvii. ix. 91 With contumelious tearmes traduced and back-bitten.

a1791 J. Wesley Husbands & Wives iii. 7, in Wks. (1811) IX. 67 To backbite an enemy is sin; how much more to back-bite one's own yoke-fellow.

1851 A. Helps Compan. Solitude iii. 35 People will backbite one another to any extent rather than not be amused.

†b. an institution, action, character, etc. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disrepute > damage to reputation > slander or calumny > slander or calumniate [verb (transitive)]

to say or speak shame of, on, byc950

teleeOE

sayOE

to speak evil (Old English be) ofc1000

belie?c1225

betell?c1225

missayc1225

skandera1300

disclanderc1300

wrenchc1300

bewrayc1330

bite1330

gothele1340

slanderc1340

deprave1362

hinderc1375

backbite1382

blasphemec1386

afamec1390

fame1393

to blow up?a1400

defamea1400

noise1425

to say well (also evil, ill, etc.) of (also by)1445

malignc1450

to speak villainy of1470

infame1483

injury1484

painta1522

malicea1526

denigrate1526

disfamea1533

misreporta1535

sugill?1539

dishonest?c1550

calumniate1554

scandalize1566

ill1577

blaze1579

traduce1581

misspeak1582

blot1583

abuse1592

wronga1596

infamonize1598

vilify1598

injure?a1600

forspeak1601

libel1602

infamize1605

belibel1606

calumnize1606

besquirt1611

colly1615

scandala1616

bedirt1622

soil1641

disfigurea1643

sycophant1642

spatter1645

sugillate1647

bespattera1652

bedung1655

asperse1656

mischieve1656

opprobriatea1657

reflect1661

dehonestate1663

carbonify1792

defamate1810

mouth1810

foul-mouth1822

lynch1836

rot1890

calumny1895

ding1903

bad-talk1938

norate1938

bad-mouth1941

monster1967

1382 Bible (Wycliffite, L.V.) James iv. 11 He that bakbitith his brother bakbitith the lawe.

1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene i. iv. sig. D4^v The verse of famous Poets witt He does backebite.

1602 T. Dekker Satiro-mastix sig. E^v Doe not back-bite her beauties.

c. absolutely or intransitive.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disrepute > damage to reputation > slander or calumny > utter slander or calumny [verb (intransitive)] > secretly

backbite1377

whisperc1530

1377 W. Langland Piers Plowman B. ii. 80 To bakbite and to bosten and bere fals witnesse.

1600 W. Shakespeare Henry IV, Pt. 2 v. i. 28 Vse his men wel Dauy, for they are arrant knaues, and will backbite .

1841 E. W. Lane tr. Thousand & One Nights III. 613 Backbite not, lest thou be backbitten.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	backbite
释义	† backbiten. Etymology: < backbite v. Obsolete. Backbiting. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disrepute > damage to reputation > slander or calumny > [noun] > secret slander or calumny backbitingc1175 whisperingc1384 backbite1602 blastinga1628 1602 Epitaph in J. Stow Suruay of London (1633) 316/1 A stay to weake, a staffe to poore, Without back-bite or pride. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online March 2021). backbitev. Brit. /ˈbakbʌɪt/, U.S. /ˈbækˌbaɪt/ Forms: Middle English bac-, bakbite, Middle English–1500s bakbyte, Middle English–1500s bag-, bakke-, bacbyte, backbyte, 1500s–1600s backebite, Middle English– backbite. past tense Middle English bac-, bakbate; Middle English bacbitide, bakbited, Middle English bacbyted. past participle Middle English–1500s bakbyttyn, bakbyten, 1600s– backbitten; Middle English–1500s bacbyted, 1500s bak-, backe-, 1500s–1600s backbited. Etymology: < back adv. + bite v., i.e. to bite a person on, or behind, his or her back. To detract from the character of, to slander, traduce, speak ill of: a. a person absent. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disrepute > damage to reputation > slander or calumny > slander or calumniate [verb (transitive)] > secretly backbitec1175 maledict1623 c1175 [implied in: Cott. Hom. 205 Cursunge, bacbitunge and fike~lunge. (at backbiting n.)]. a1300 E.E. Psalter xxxviii. 20 Þat yheldes ivels for godes bac-bate [L. detrahebant] me. 1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis I. 411 Is none so good, that he ne passeth Betwene his teeth and is backbited. 1496 (c1410) Dives & Pauper (de Worde) vii. ii. 278/2 Mary the syster of Moses backbyted her brother. 1516 Lyfe St. Birgette in Kalendre Newe Legende Eng. (Pynson) f. cxx^v Why hast thou bakbyten my handemayde adiugynge hir to be proude? 1609 P. Holland tr. Ammianus Marcellinus Rom. Hist. xvii. ix. 91 With contumelious tearmes traduced and back-bitten. a1791 J. Wesley Husbands & Wives iii. 7, in Wks. (1811) IX. 67 To backbite an enemy is sin; how much more to back-bite one's own yoke-fellow. 1851 A. Helps Compan. Solitude iii. 35 People will backbite one another to any extent rather than not be amused. †b. an institution, action, character, etc. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disrepute > damage to reputation > slander or calumny > slander or calumniate [verb (transitive)] to say or speak shame of, on, byc950 teleeOE sayOE to speak evil (Old English be) ofc1000 belie?c1225 betell?c1225 missayc1225 skandera1300 disclanderc1300 wrenchc1300 bewrayc1330 bite1330 gothele1340 slanderc1340 deprave1362 hinderc1375 backbite1382 blasphemec1386 afamec1390 fame1393 to blow up?a1400 defamea1400 noise1425 to say well (also evil, ill, etc.) of (also by)1445 malignc1450 to speak villainy of1470 infame1483 injury1484 painta1522 malicea1526 denigrate1526 disfamea1533 misreporta1535 sugill?1539 dishonest?c1550 calumniate1554 scandalize1566 ill1577 blaze1579 traduce1581 misspeak1582 blot1583 abuse1592 wronga1596 infamonize1598 vilify1598 injure?a1600 forspeak1601 libel1602 infamize1605 belibel1606 calumnize1606 besquirt1611 colly1615 scandala1616 bedirt1622 soil1641 disfigurea1643 sycophant1642 spatter1645 sugillate1647 bespattera1652 bedung1655 asperse1656 mischieve1656 opprobriatea1657 reflect1661 dehonestate1663 carbonify1792 defamate1810 mouth1810 foul-mouth1822 lynch1836 rot1890 calumny1895 ding1903 bad-talk1938 norate1938 bad-mouth1941 monster1967 1382 Bible (Wycliffite, L.V.) James iv. 11 He that bakbitith his brother bakbitith the lawe. 1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene i. iv. sig. D4^v The verse of famous Poets witt He does backebite. 1602 T. Dekker Satiro-mastix sig. E^v Doe not back-bite her beauties. c. absolutely or intransitive. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disrepute > damage to reputation > slander or calumny > utter slander or calumny [verb (intransitive)] > secretly backbite1377 whisperc1530 1377 W. Langland Piers Plowman B. ii. 80 To bakbite and to bosten and bere fals witnesse. 1600 W. Shakespeare Henry IV, Pt. 2 v. i. 28 Vse his men wel Dauy, for they are arrant knaues, and will backbite . View more context for this quotation 1841 E. W. Lane tr. Thousand & One Nights III. 613 Backbite not, lest thou be backbitten. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1602v.c1175
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† backbiten.

backbitev.