i need help! I'm looking for a word that means the same as
"speaking behind someone's back" or maybe "saying bad things about someone infront of them in a language the other person doesnt understand... negatively....
well if there are no such words ,,, pehaps there are soem useful phrases that are similar?
Thanks in advance :)
2007-12-01 06:07:44 · 11 answers · asked by john c 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Backbiting.
2007-12-01 06:11:10 · answer #1 · answered by Jason 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Backbiting is the most common word used for what you've described. Gossiping comes in second.
2007-12-01 14:16:13 · answer #2 · answered by Guitarpicker 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
2 faced
2007-12-01 14:39:12 · answer #3 · answered by t_schrum2003 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gossiping and backstabbing are the only words that come to mind.
2007-12-01 14:12:03 · answer #4 · answered by sunshine 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
gossip = a conversation between 2 or more individuals about another person that is not present.
2007-12-01 14:10:47 · answer #5 · answered by Words Of Wisdom 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
rumormongering
newsmongering
scandalmongering
lying
Favorite rumormonger line: "Let me tell you what is really happening."
"He who is not sure of his memory should not undertake the trade of lying." ~~Montaigne
"He who permits himself to tell a lie once, finds it much easier to do it a second and third time, till at length it becomes habitual." ~~Thomas Jefferson
2007-12-01 22:14:11 · answer #6 · answered by Beach Saint 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Being treacherous, vile, and destructive of others.
2007-12-02 06:14:33 · answer #7 · answered by cristales 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
to describe the person who acts that way would be called backstabber...
2007-12-01 14:11:06 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some examples are "backbiting" and "gosipping".
2007-12-01 14:11:55 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Backstabber, two faced, coward......
2007-12-01 14:12:06 · answer #10 · answered by Star City Girl 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋