backbiting

noun
🔊/ˈbækbaɪtɪŋ/
🔊/ˈbækbaɪtɪŋ/
[uncountable]
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  1. unpleasant and unkind talk about somebody who is not present背后中伤;背后诽谤
    • He was tired of all the backbiting and gossip in the office.他厌倦了办公室里的所有琐事和八卦。
    Topics Personal qualitiesc2
    Word OriginMiddle English: from back + bite.