how to pronounce backbite

/ˈbækˌbaɪt/

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backbite is pronounced in two syllables

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meanings of backbite

verb:

To make spiteful slanderous or defamatory statements about someone.
To speak badly of an absent individual.
To attack from behind or when out of earshot with spiteful or defamatory remarks.

noun:

One who engages in backbiting; a backbiter.

backbite frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word backbite occurs in english on average 0.1 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics backbite can be related to

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