"backward compliment" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: backward compliments [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} backward compliment (plural backward compliments)
  1. A compliment which unintentionally comes across as an insult. Synonyms: backwards compliment Related terms: backhanded compliment
    Sense id: en-backward_compliment-en-noun-ErF4eYaB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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