backstab


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back·stab

 (băk′stăb′)
tr.v. back·stabbed, back·stab·bing, back·stabs
To disparage or criticize (someone), usually when that person is absent.
back′stab′ber n.
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backstab

(ˈbækˌstæb)
vb (tr)
to attack in a deceitful manner
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