backbiting

UK
/ˈbæk.baɪ.tɪŋ/
US
/ˈbæk.baɪ.tɪŋ/

Übersetzungen

backbitingsubstantiv
backbitings
Pl.
She was hurt by the backbiting at work.
Её ранило злословие на работе.
Backbiting can ruin friendships.
Клевета может разрушить дружбу.
Zusätzliche Übersetzungen
backbitinggerundium / partizip präsens
UK
/ˈbækˌbaɪ.tɪŋ/
US
/ˈbækˌbaɪ.tɪŋ/
Used attributively to describe a person or comments that engage in malicious gossip.
backbiteverb

backbiting

Gerundium

backbit
Präteritum
backbitten
Partizip Perfekt
backbiting
Gerundium
UK
/ˈbæk.baɪt/
US
/ˈbæk.baɪt/
She was known to backbite her colleagues when they weren't around.
Она была известна тем, что клеветала на своих коллег, когда их не было рядом.
Zusätzliche Übersetzungen
дурно отзываться
Synonyme
speak ill of
speak behind someone's back

Definitionen

backbitingsubstantiv
The act of speaking unfavorably or maliciously about someone who is not present.
The office was rife with backbiting, as employees often gossiped about each other behind their backs.
backbitinggerundium / partizip präsens
Inclined to speak unfavorably or maliciously about others who are not present.
She grew tired of her backbiting colleagues.
backbiteverb
To speak unfavorably or slanderously about someone who is not present.
She was upset to learn that her colleagues would often backbite her when she wasn't around.
(archaic) To bite or attack from behind.
The startled mule bucked when the dog tried to backbite it.