[bak-bahyt] 
verb, -bit, -bit⋅ten or (Informal
) -bit; -bit⋅ing.| 1. | to attack the character or reputation of (a person who is not present). |
| 2. | to speak unfavorably or slanderously of a person who is not present. |
| back·bite (bāk'bīt') v. back·bit (-bĭt'), back·bit·ten (-bĭt'n), back·bit·ing, back·bites v. tr. To speak spitefully or slanderously about (another). v. intr. To speak spitefully or slanderously about a person. back'bit'er n. |