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- Dictionarybackbiting/ˈbakbʌɪtɪŋ/
noun
- 1. malicious talk about someone who is not present: "members have grown tired of the backbiting in the group"
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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