noun
- the act of saying mean or spiteful things about someone who is not present
Examples
- The office was full of backbiting after the manager left for vacation.
- She refused to participate in the backbiting about her former friend.
- His constant backbiting made him unpopular with his coworkers.
- The team’s backbiting was hurting their performance on the project.
- They engaged in petty backbiting instead of addressing the real issues.
- Her reputation suffered from all the backbiting behind her back.