backbite

Etymology
From, , equivalent to. Cognate with 🇨🇬.

Verb

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

Synonyms

 * See also Thesaurus:defame

Translations

 * Arabic: اِغْتَابَ,
 * Azerbaijani: pisləmək, yamanlamaq
 * Bulgarian:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:, ,
 * Cornish: bacbîtya
 * Czech: ,
 * French:, ,
 * German:, ,
 * Icelandic: baknaga, rægja, rógbera
 * Italian: dire peste e corna,, , , , parlare alle spalle
 * Japanese:
 * Maori: muhari, kohimu, kōhimuhimu, ngautuarā, kōhumuhumu
 * Polish: ,
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:, , , , полива́ть гря́зью
 * Spanish:

Noun

 * 1) One who engages in backbiting; a backbiter.