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"code": "ar",
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"roman": "iḡtāba",
"sense": "to make defamatory statements about another",
"word": "اِغْتَابَ"
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"sense": "to make defamatory statements about another",
"word": "أَبَرَ"
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{
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"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "to make defamatory statements about another",
"word": "pisləmək"
},
{
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"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "to make defamatory statements about another",
"word": "yamanlamaq"
},
{
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"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "zloslóvja",
"sense": "to make defamatory statements about another",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "злосло́вя"
},
{
"_dis1": "79 19 2",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "chuō jǐlianggǔ",
"sense": "to make defamatory statements about another",
"word": "戳脊梁骨"
},
{
"_dis1": "79 19 2",
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"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "chuō jǐliang",
"sense": "to make defamatory statements about another",
"word": "戳脊梁"
},
{
"_dis1": "79 19 2",
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"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "to make defamatory statements about another",
"word": "誹謗"
},
{
"_dis1": "79 19 2",
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "fěibàng",
"sense": "to make defamatory statements about another",
"word": "诽谤"
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{
"_dis1": "79 19 2",
"code": "kw",
"lang": "Cornish",
"sense": "to make defamatory statements about another",
"word": "bacbîtya"
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{
"_dis1": "79 19 2",
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to make defamatory statements about another",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "pomlouvat"
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"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to make defamatory statements about another",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "pomluvit"
},
{
"_dis1": "79 19 2",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to make defamatory statements about another",
"word": "calomnier"
},
{
"_dis1": "79 19 2",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to make defamatory statements about another",
"word": "salir"
},
{
"_dis1": "79 19 2",
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to make defamatory statements about another",
"word": "diffamer"
},
{
"_dis1": "79 19 2",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to make defamatory statements about another",
"word": "verleumden"
},
{
"_dis1": "79 19 2",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to make defamatory statements about another",
"word": "afterreden"
},
{
"_dis1": "79 19 2",
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to make defamatory statements about another",
"word": "anschwärzen"
},
{
"_dis1": "79 19 2",
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "to make defamatory statements about another",
"word": "baknaga"
},
{
"_dis1": "79 19 2",
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "to make defamatory statements about another",
"word": "rægja"
},
{
"_dis1": "79 19 2",
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "to make defamatory statements about another",
"word": "rógbera"
},
{
"_dis1": "79 19 2",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to make defamatory statements about another",
"word": "dire peste e corna"
},
{
"_dis1": "79 19 2",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to make defamatory statements about another",
"word": "parlare male"
},
{
"_dis1": "79 19 2",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to make defamatory statements about another",
"word": "denigrare"
},
{
"_dis1": "79 19 2",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to make defamatory statements about another",
"word": "sparlare"
},
{
"_dis1": "79 19 2",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to make defamatory statements about another",
"word": "calunniare"
},
{
"_dis1": "79 19 2",
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to make defamatory statements about another",
"word": "parlare alle spalle"
},
{
"_dis1": "79 19 2",
"alt": "かげぐちをいう",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "kageguchi o iu",
"sense": "to make defamatory statements about another",
"word": "陰口を言う"
},
{
"_dis1": "79 19 2",
"alt": "ちゅうしょうする",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "chūshō suru",
"sense": "to make defamatory statements about another",
"word": "中傷する"
},
{
"_dis1": "79 19 2",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to make defamatory statements about another",
"word": "muhari"
},
{
"_dis1": "79 19 2",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to make defamatory statements about another",
"word": "kohimu"
},
{
"_dis1": "79 19 2",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to make defamatory statements about another",
"word": "kōhimuhimu"
},
{
"_dis1": "79 19 2",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to make defamatory statements about another",
"word": "ngautuarā"
},
{
"_dis1": "79 19 2",
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to make defamatory statements about another",
"word": "kōhumuhumu"
},
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"_dis1": "79 19 2",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to make defamatory statements about another",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "obmawiać"
},
{
"_dis1": "79 19 2",
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to make defamatory statements about another",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "obgadywać"
},
{
"_dis1": "79 19 2",
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to make defamatory statements about another",
"word": "fazer a caveira"
},
{
"_dis1": "79 19 2",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "zloslóvitʹ",
"sense": "to make defamatory statements about another",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "злосло́вить"
},
{
"_dis1": "79 19 2",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "xájatʹ",
"sense": "to make defamatory statements about another",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "ха́ять"
},
{
"_dis1": "79 19 2",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "xulítʹ",
"sense": "to make defamatory statements about another",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "хули́ть"
},
{
"_dis1": "79 19 2",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "poróčitʹ",
"sense": "to make defamatory statements about another",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "поро́чить"
},
{
"_dis1": "79 19 2",
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"note": "полива́ть гря́зью impf (polivátʹ grjázʹju, literally “pour dirt on”)",
"sense": "to make defamatory statements about another"
},
{
"_dis1": "79 19 2",
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to make defamatory statements about another",
"word": "calumniar"
}
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"(informal) To attack from behind or when out of earshot with spiteful or defamatory remarks."
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"To make spiteful slanderous or defamatory statements about someone."
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"(informal) To attack from behind or when out of earshot with spiteful or defamatory remarks."
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"To speak badly of an absent individual."
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"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "iḡtāba",
"sense": "to make defamatory statements about another",
"word": "اِغْتَابَ"
},
{
"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "ʔabara",
"sense": "to make defamatory statements about another",
"word": "أَبَرَ"
},
{
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "to make defamatory statements about another",
"word": "pisləmək"
},
{
"code": "az",
"lang": "Azerbaijani",
"sense": "to make defamatory statements about another",
"word": "yamanlamaq"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "zloslóvja",
"sense": "to make defamatory statements about another",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "злосло́вя"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "chuō jǐlianggǔ",
"sense": "to make defamatory statements about another",
"word": "戳脊梁骨"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "chuō jǐliang",
"sense": "to make defamatory statements about another",
"word": "戳脊梁"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "to make defamatory statements about another",
"word": "誹謗"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "fěibàng",
"sense": "to make defamatory statements about another",
"word": "诽谤"
},
{
"code": "kw",
"lang": "Cornish",
"sense": "to make defamatory statements about another",
"word": "bacbîtya"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to make defamatory statements about another",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "pomlouvat"
},
{
"code": "cs",
"lang": "Czech",
"sense": "to make defamatory statements about another",
"tags": [
"perfective"
],
"word": "pomluvit"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to make defamatory statements about another",
"word": "calomnier"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to make defamatory statements about another",
"word": "salir"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "to make defamatory statements about another",
"word": "diffamer"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to make defamatory statements about another",
"word": "verleumden"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to make defamatory statements about another",
"word": "afterreden"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "to make defamatory statements about another",
"word": "anschwärzen"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "to make defamatory statements about another",
"word": "baknaga"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "to make defamatory statements about another",
"word": "rægja"
},
{
"code": "is",
"lang": "Icelandic",
"sense": "to make defamatory statements about another",
"word": "rógbera"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to make defamatory statements about another",
"word": "dire peste e corna"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to make defamatory statements about another",
"word": "parlare male"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to make defamatory statements about another",
"word": "denigrare"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to make defamatory statements about another",
"word": "sparlare"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to make defamatory statements about another",
"word": "calunniare"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "to make defamatory statements about another",
"word": "parlare alle spalle"
},
{
"alt": "かげぐちをいう",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "kageguchi o iu",
"sense": "to make defamatory statements about another",
"word": "陰口を言う"
},
{
"alt": "ちゅうしょうする",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "chūshō suru",
"sense": "to make defamatory statements about another",
"word": "中傷する"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to make defamatory statements about another",
"word": "muhari"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to make defamatory statements about another",
"word": "kohimu"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to make defamatory statements about another",
"word": "kōhimuhimu"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to make defamatory statements about another",
"word": "ngautuarā"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "to make defamatory statements about another",
"word": "kōhumuhumu"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to make defamatory statements about another",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "obmawiać"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "to make defamatory statements about another",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "obgadywać"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "to make defamatory statements about another",
"word": "fazer a caveira"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "zloslóvitʹ",
"sense": "to make defamatory statements about another",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "злосло́вить"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "xájatʹ",
"sense": "to make defamatory statements about another",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "ха́ять"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "xulítʹ",
"sense": "to make defamatory statements about another",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "хули́ть"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "poróčitʹ",
"sense": "to make defamatory statements about another",
"tags": [
"imperfective"
],
"word": "поро́чить"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"note": "полива́ть гря́зью impf (polivátʹ grjázʹju, literally “pour dirt on”)",
"sense": "to make defamatory statements about another"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to make defamatory statements about another",
"word": "calumniar"
}
],
"word": "backbite"
}
{
"categories": [
"English countable nouns",
"English entries with incorrect language header",
"English lemmas",
"English nouns",
"English terms derived from Middle English",
"English terms inherited from Middle English",
"English terms prefixed with back-",
"English verbs"
],
"etymology_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "enm",
"3": "bakbiten"
},
"expansion": "Middle English bakbiten",
"name": "inh"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "enm",
"2": "bacbiten"
},
"expansion": "bacbiten",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "en",
"2": "back-",
"3": "bite"
},
"expansion": "back- + bite",
"name": "af"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "is",
"2": "bakbíta",
"t": "to backbite, vilify"
},
"expansion": "Icelandic bakbíta (“to backbite, vilify”)",
"name": "cog"
}
],
"etymology_text": "From Middle English bakbiten, bacbiten, equivalent to back- + bite. Cognate with Icelandic bakbíta (“to backbite, vilify”).",
"forms": [
{
"form": "backbites",
"tags": [
"plural"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {},
"expansion": "backbite (plural backbites)",
"name": "en-noun"
}
],
"lang": "English",
"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "noun",
"senses": [
{
"glosses": [
"One who engages in backbiting; a backbiter."
],
"links": [
[
"backbiter",
"backbiter"
]
]
}
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "back-bite"
}
],
"word": "backbite"
}
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