backstab
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backstab
- /ˈbækˌstæb/
Where it comes from
From back + stab.
verb backstabs · backstabbing · backstabbed
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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.
Similar: stab in the back
noun backstabs
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An act of backstabbing.
After this conversation I was shocked; he asked me to leave the car so he would stay with her alone. Everything fell on me, I felt my body heavy and my heart beating very fast. It was such a backstab that it still hurts today.
Similar: stab in the back
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verb to attack someone (especially verbally) unfairly — see also stab in the back
| 日本語 | 裏切る uragiru |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 背叛 bèipàn |
| Deutsch | hintergehen |
| Italiano | colpire alle spalle |
| Русский | напада́ть исподтишка́ napadátʹ ispodtišká, напа́сть исподтишка́ napástʹ ispodtišká, ударя́ть в спи́ну udarjátʹ v spínu, уда́рить в спи́ну udáritʹ v spínu |
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