backstabbernoun [ C ]
uk/ˈbækˌstæb.ər/us/ˈbækˌstæb.ɚ/someone who says harmful things about you when you are not there to defend yourself
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Disloyalty, betrayal & treason
- adultery
- betray
- betrayal
- break ranks idiom
- collaborate
- collaboration
- deserter
- desertion
- faithless
- false
- fifth column
- high treason
- inconstant
- sellout
- stab
- stab sb in the back idiom
- traitor
- treacherous
- treachery
- treason
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