backbiting
Equivalents
Examples
“[…]ending his epistle by saying, "that his uncle having doubtless lent his ear to some old woman's tales and backbiting, he did not choose⟳ to place⟳ his property in the hands of a spendthrift,[…]”
“She was not given to backbiting—though, when stirred by any motive near to her own⟳ belongings, she would say⟳ an illnatured word or two.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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