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backstab

vb. (context transitive English) 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.

Usage examples of "backstab".

You should never have tried to backstab us like you did on that stipulation.

Watch out for the backstab in case they decide to save themselves your fee.

He considered the attack from the perspective of those backstabs he knew from his experiences fighting men, but he looked at his puny dagger doubtfully.

Perfect backstabs and low blows, the most of those killed by the sword.

What makes this even dirtier is that Hope is someone who has never intentionally backstabbed anyone in her life.

There was no bullying or backstabbing, no need for false pretenses or bravado.

What I do believe is that we have spent too much time and energy bickering and backstabbing each other jealous like rivals in romanceand the rift between us has given aid to the enemy.

Turner grimaced"Sometimes I think we spend more time spying on each other than on the oppositionThe more the machines take over, the more time we have to bootlick and backstab over promotionsThere's noth-ing some of my fellow vice-presidents would like better than to steal my ideas or have advance information so they could do a little shotgunning at the planning ses-sionsI didn't get where I am today by trusting peo-ple.

Most often that's careerism raising its ugly headgetting ahead by backstabbing somebody senior to you.

Most often that's careerism raising its ugly head—getting ahead by backstabbing somebody senior to you.

Neeka, they couldn't even unite to face the threat of my armies conquering them, so factionalized and backstabbing were they .

You're worse than those backstabbing blackguards you hired for your hellraising and left to die.

Carter is so often maligned for his stupidity, it tends to be forgotten that he is also selfrighteous, vengeful, sneaky, and backstabbing.