Backstab
//ˈbækˌstæb// noun, verb
noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 An act of backstabbing.
"After this conversation I was shocked; he asked me to leave the car so he would stay with her alone. Everything fell on me, I felt my body heavy and my heart beating very fast. It was such a backstab that it still hurts today."
Verb
- 1 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. transitive
Example
More examples"After this conversation I was shocked; he asked me to leave the car so he would stay with her alone. Everything fell on me, I felt my body heavy and my heart beating very fast. It was such a backstab that it still hurts today."
Etymology
From back + stab.
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