backbitingn.

/ˈbakˌbʌɪtɪŋ/

Forms: Middle English -bitunge, Middle English -bytyng, -bityng, -byting, Middle English -bytynge, -bitynge, -bitinge, -byting, Middle English– -biting.

Etymology: Formed as backbiter n. + -ing suffix¹.

The action of detracting, slandering, or speaking ill of a person behind his or her back.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disrepute > damage to reputation > slander or calumny > [noun] > secret slander or calumny

backbitingc1175

whisperingc1384

backbite1602

blastinga1628

c1175 Cott. Hom. 205 Cursunge, bacbitunge and fike~lunge.

1303 R. Mannyng Handlyng Synne 3544 No custummable bakbytyng God forȝeueþ.

a1500 Whate-ever thow Sey (Trin. Cambr. O.9.38) in Babees Bk. (2002) i. 357 Be ware of bagbytynge, y the rede.

1685 tr. B. Gracián y Morales Courtiers Oracle 45 There is great difference betwixt censure and backbiting. For the one is grounded upon indifference, and the other upon malice.

1862 A. Trollope Orley Farm II. xviii. 138 She was not given to backbiting.

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

backbitingadj.

Etymology: Formed as backbiting n. + -ing suffix².Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈbackˌbiting.

That slanders or speaks ill of the absent.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disrepute > damage to reputation > slander or calumny > [adjective] > secretly

backbiting1382

whispering1581

black babbling1624

1382 J. Wyclif Psalms c. 5 The bacbitende priueli to his neȝhebore.

1570 T. Tusser Hundreth Good Pointes Husbandry (new ed.) f. 39^v Backbyting talke, the flattering blabs, knowe wily how to blenge.

1873 R. Broughton Nancy II. 280 Am I to have a backbiting wife?

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

单词	backbiting
释义	backbitingn. /ˈbakˌbʌɪtɪŋ/ Forms: Middle English -bitunge, Middle English -bytyng, -bityng, -byting, Middle English -bytynge, -bitynge, -bitinge, -byting, Middle English– -biting. Etymology: Formed as backbiter n. + -ing suffix¹. The action of detracting, slandering, or speaking ill of a person behind his or her back. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disrepute > damage to reputation > slander or calumny > [noun] > secret slander or calumny backbitingc1175 whisperingc1384 backbite1602 blastinga1628 c1175 Cott. Hom. 205 Cursunge, bacbitunge and fike~lunge. 1303 R. Mannyng Handlyng Synne 3544 No custummable bakbytyng God forȝeueþ. a1500 Whate-ever thow Sey (Trin. Cambr. O.9.38) in Babees Bk. (2002) i. 357 Be ware of bagbytynge, y the rede. 1685 tr. B. Gracián y Morales Courtiers Oracle 45 There is great difference betwixt censure and backbiting. For the one is grounded upon indifference, and the other upon malice. 1862 A. Trollope Orley Farm II. xviii. 138 She was not given to backbiting. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online June 2022). backbitingadj. Etymology: Formed as backbiting n. + -ing suffix².Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈbackˌbiting. That slanders or speaks ill of the absent. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disrepute > damage to reputation > slander or calumny > [adjective] > secretly backbiting1382 whispering1581 black babbling1624 1382 J. Wyclif Psalms c. 5 The bacbitende priueli to his neȝhebore. 1570 T. Tusser Hundreth Good Pointes Husbandry (new ed.) f. 39^v Backbyting talke, the flattering blabs, knowe wily how to blenge. 1873 R. Broughton Nancy II. 280 Am I to have a backbiting wife? This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < n.c1175adj.1382
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