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- DictionaryBack·bit·ing/ˈbakˌbīdiNG/
noun
- 1. malicious talk about someone who is not present: "members have grown tired of the backbiting in the group"
noun
Backbiting or tale-bearing is to slander someone in their absence — to bite them behind their back. Originally, backbiting referred to an unsporting attack from the rear in the blood sport of bearbaiting. Wikipedia