backbiting

Describes malicious talk about someone who is not present; slanderous or spiteful speech.

• 🇫🇷Qualifie des propos malveillants ou diffamatoires tenus sur une personne absente ; médisant ou calomnieux.

1. Slanderous or malicious talk C1 formal

   Speaking maliciously about someone who is not present; engaging in gossip that harms another's reputation.

   • Her backbiting comments about her colleague were unprofessional.
   • The office was full of backbiting gossip.
   • He was known for his backbiting remarks about his rivals.

   🇫🇷Médisance

   Synonymes: calumniousdefamatorydenigratingderogatorydisparaginglibelousmaliciousscandalousslanderousspiteful

   Antonymes: complimentarylaudatorypraising

• more backbiting comparative form
• most backbiting superlative form

indénombrable

A noun referring to the act of speaking maliciously or unkindly about someone who is not present.

• 🇫🇷Nom désignant l'action de dire du mal de quelqu'un ou de tenir des propos méchants ou malveillants sur une personne en son absence.

1. Malicious gossip B2 formal

   The act of speaking unkindly or maliciously about someone who is not present.

   • Office backbiting can create a toxic work environment.
   • She was tired of all the backbiting among her colleagues.
   • Backbiting often damages friendships and trust.

   🇫🇷Médisance

   Synonymes: aspersioncalumnydefamationdenigrationdetractiondisparagementscandalmongeringslandertalebearingvilification

• backbitings plural form
• backbitings' possessive plural form
• backbiting's possessive singular form

verbe irrégulier

A verb used to indicate the act of speaking maliciously or slanderously about someone who is not present.

• 🇫🇷Verbe désignant l'action de dire du mal de quelqu'un ou de proférer des calomnies à son sujet en son absence.

1. Speak maliciously about someone C1 formal

   To say unkind or spiteful things about someone who is not present.

   • She was known to backbite her colleagues behind their backs.
   • It's not professional to backbite about your coworkers.
   • He backbit his friend, spreading rumors about him.

   🇫🇷dire du mal de quelqu'un en son absence

   Synonymes: calumniatedefamedenigratedisparagemalignrun downslandertraducevilify

   Antonymes: commendcomplimentextollaudpraise

• backbitten past participle
• backbit past simple
• backbiting present participle
• backbites third person singular