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backbite

/ˈbækbaɪt/verb

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पीठ पीछे बुराई करना, चुगली करना, निंदा करना

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verbbackbit, backbitten, backbiting
  1. 1

    [I] informal

    to say unkind or unpleasant things about somebody who is not present

    पीठ पीछे बुराई करना, चुगली करना, निंदा करना

    • She never backbites, even about people she dislikes.

    Synonyms malign disparage bad-mouth slander denigrate

    Opposite praise defend

◇Word family
backbiting nounbackbiter noun
≈Synonyms and antonyms
§Grammar and usage

Usage: the noun backbiting is far more common than the verb, as in 'There is too much gossip and backbiting in this office.'

Usage में verb की तुलना में noun backbiting कहीं अधिक प्रचलित है, जैसे 'There is too much gossip and backbiting in this office.'।