backbiting
- noun (n)
Meaning: hateful talk
Synonyms:
abuse
aspersion
backstabbing
belittlement
calumniation
calumny
cattiness
defamation
denigration
depreciation
detraction
disparagement
gossip
invective
lie
malice
obloquy
scandal
slander
spite
spitefulness
tale
traducement
vilification
vituperation
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