backbiting
noun
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The action of slandering a person without that person's knowledge.
verb
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To make spiteful slanderous or defamatory statements about someone.
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To attack from behind or when out of earshot with spiteful or defamatory remarks.
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To speak badly of an absent individual.
adjective
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Slanderous or speaking badly, especially of a person without that person's knowledge.