backstab

English

Etymology

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbækˌstæb/

Verb

backstab (third-person singular simple present backstabs, present participle backstabbing, simple past and past participle backstabbed)

(transitive) to attack someone (especially verbally) unfairly in a deceitful, underhand, or treacherous manner, especially when they're not present in the place or situation that it happens. (as if stabbing them in the back). See backbite.

Derived terms

Translations

to attack someone (especially verbally) unfairly

Chinese:
Mandarin: 戳脊樑骨 (zh), 戳脊梁骨 (zh) (chuō jǐlianggǔ)
Finnish: puukottaa selkään
Italian: colpire alle spalle

Japanese: 裏切る (うらぎる, uragiru)
Russian: напада́ть исподтишка́ impf (napadátʹ ispodtišká), напа́сть исподтишка́ pf (napástʹ ispodtišká), ударя́ть в спи́ну impf (udarjátʹ v spínu), уда́рить в спи́ну pf (udáritʹ v spínu)
Swedish: ge någon en dolkstöt c, ge någon ett svinhugg n

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