0 criticizing a person when he or she is not present -- cercaan
Constant backbiting by her colleagues led to her resignation.
He should eschew passion, anger, greed, obstinacy, fickleness and backbiting.
But the backbiting may be perceived as a form of delinquent behaviour due to an inferiority complex.
The platoon was usually depicted as backbiting, inept, bolshie and uncooperative, which was the main reason for their constant defeats.
He always discouraged mumineen to indulge in backbiting.
Originally, backbiting referred to an unsporting attack from the rear in the blood sport of bearbaiting.
We need a proper debate—not one that is petty and backbiting about who is or is not running the railways—that will bring about the improvements that we need.
There is no sense in backbiting.
There has been an enormous amount of carping criticism and backbiting in the media between the many factions involved.
