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backstab

 [bak-stab]  

back·stab

   [bak-stab]
verb (used with object), back·stabbed, back·stab·bing.
to attempt to discredit (a person) by underhanded means, as innuendo, accusation, or the like.
Origin:
1920–25; back2 + stab

Related forms
back·stab·ber, noun
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