backbitingnoun [ U ]
uk/ˈbækˌbaɪ.tɪŋ/us/ˈbækˌbaɪ.t̬ɪŋ/unpleasant and unkind words that are said about someone who is not there:
A lot of backbiting goes on in our office.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Unkind, cruel & unfeeling
- acerbic
- acidly
- backbite
- backhanded
- barbaric
- bilious
- cruelty
- cutthroat
- fiendish
- hard-hearted
- have a heart of stone idiom
- insensible
- malign
- pitiless
- remorseless
- ruthless
- sadism
- sadist
- unsympathetic
- waspish
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