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backbiting
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backbiting
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backbiting
/
ˈ
bækˌbaɪtɪŋ/
noun
backbiting
/
ˈ
bækˌbaɪtɪŋ/
noun
Learner's definition of BACKBITING
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noncount
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unkind talk about someone who is not present
petty
backbiting
among employees
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