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backbiting <backbiting; backbitings> N

backbiting
نميمة
backbiting
اِغْتِيَاب
backbiting
غِيبَة

backbiting

backbite VB

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backbite VB

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Faith in government is being undermined by petty backbiting and point-scoring.
www.telegraph.co.uk
Fishing is supposed to be a refuge from the backbiting and petty rivalries of every day life.
www.telegraph.co.uk
Staff-on-staff aggression may be passive, such as a failure to return a telephone call from a disliked colleague, or indirect, such as engaging in backbiting and gossip.
en.wikipedia.org
The competing efforts have the makings of a perfect fashion storm: the combustible point where backbiting meets hope.
www.thestar.com
And unlike the sectarian backbiting of the traditional left, the name of the game now is innovation, co-operation and building on each other's successes.
rabble.ca
If you don't like family dramas/comedies with a lot of caustic but funny backbiting and put-downs, this one's not for you.
www.vancourier.com
This longish novel is a maze of back and forth scheming, backbiting and betrayal.
www.thestar.com
The length and breadth of our days are spent gossiping, spreading rumors or backbiting someone that we dislike.
nation.com.pk
I'm an ambitious 40-year-old who enjoys walks on the beach, factional backbiting and micro-economic reform.
www.smh.com.au
Carter has been described as a shrewd and astute business man, while his obituary noted that he was especially distinguished for his aversion to slander and backbiting.
en.wikipedia.org

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