What is "backstabbing"

Usage examples of "backstabbing".

And as much as I am amused by the concept of watching the Clueless Crew lie to each other all year, the reality of all the bitchy backstabbing that is bound to occur makes me less excited about being a junior than ever.

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.

Seward thought the moment propitious for the protection of the Biairs, his allies in the Administration, against the memoirs and diaries and backstabbings to the press of the radical faction.

In the mind a wife can rut, laughing, with a best friend, a best friend can cast plots against you and plan backstabbings, a son can commit murder by auto.

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.