backbiting
[noun]
Synonyms: slander, bitchiness (slang), cattiness (informal), defamation, disparagement, gossip, malice, scandalmongering, spitefulness

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Contrasted words: accolade, commendation, encomium, eulogy, laudation, paean, panegyric, praise, tribute, adulation, blarney, compliment, flattery, soft soap
Related Words: animadversion, reflection, stricture, abuse, invective, obloquy, vituperation

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

back‧bit‧ing /ˈbækbaɪtɪŋ/ noun [uncountable]
unpleasant or cruel talk about someone who is not present:
All this backbiting is destroying company morale.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲