back-bite

A form of backbite — To make spiteful slanderous or defamatory statements about someone.

Meanings

verbback-bite (third-person singular simple present back-bites, present participle back-biting, simple past back-bit, past participle back-bitten)

present singular third person back-bites · participle present back-biting · past back-bit · participle past back-bitten

  1. alternativeAlternative form of backbite.
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APA

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“back-bite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/back-bite. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “back-bite,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/back-bite.

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