backbiting[noun]Synonyms: slander, bitchiness
(slang), cattiness
(informal), defamation, disparagement, gossip, malice, scandalmongering, spitefulness
Contrasted words: accolade, commendation, encomium, eulogy, laudation, paean, panegyric, praise, tribute, adulation, blarney, compliment, flattery, soft soap
Related Words: animadversion,
reflection,
stricture,
abuse,
invective,
obloquy,
vituperation [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
back‧bit‧ing /ˈbækbaɪtɪŋ/
noun [uncountable] unpleasant or cruel talk about someone who is not present:
All this backbiting is destroying company morale. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲