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Definition of Backstab
1. Verb. (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. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Backstab
1. to attack or betray behind one's back [v -STABBED, -STABBING, -STABS]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Backstab
Literary usage of Backstab
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. My Tiny Life: Crime and Passion in a Virtual World by Julian Dibbell (1998)
"They were there to talk, to tell jokes, to make love and fall in it, to bitch
and bicker and backstab. They were there, in short, to make human contact, ..."
2. Department of Defense (DOD) Service Academies: Comparison of Honor & Conduct by DIANE Publishing Company (1995)
"It is hard to put someone in jeopardy, when one is taught not to 'bilge' [inform
on], or backstab, another midshipmen. It is especially hard for ..."
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