backbite

Verb

informal

Japanese Meaning

人の背後で悪口や中傷をすること。 / （非公式に）近くにいない隙に、陰で中傷すること。

She refused to backbite her former friend even after learning the truth, believing kindness matters more than revenge.

彼女は真相を知っても元友人の陰口を言うことを拒み、親切は復讐よりも大切だと信じていた。

Sense（1）

To make spiteful slanderous or defamatory statements about someone.

They beguiled the time by backbiting and intriguing against each other in a foolish kind of way.

Sense（2）

(informal) To attack from behind or when out of earshot with spiteful or defamatory remarks.

Sense（3）

To speak badly of an absent individual.

backbites

（ present singular third-person ）

backbiting

（ participle present ）

backbit

（ past ）

backbitten

（ participle past ）