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I wanted to bring something to 'Celebrity Apprentice' to let America know that you don't have to be back-stabbing and mean-spirited in order to a challenge.
Cheryl Tiegs

Meaning of "back-stabbing" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BACK-STABBING

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BACK-STABBING

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adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Back-Stabbing is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BACK-STABBING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of back-stabbing in the English dictionary

The definition of back-stabbing in the dictionary is actions or remarks that are treacherous and likely to cause harm to a person, esp a friend or colleague.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BACK-STABBING

back-alley
back-country
back-end
back-end load
back-end loading
back-heel
back-kitchen
back-of-the-envelope
back-office
back-pedal
back-pedalled
back-pedalling
back-row
back-seat driver
back-slapping
back-to-back
back-to-office report
back-to-the-office report
back-up light
back, sack, and crack

WORDS THAT END LIKE BACK-STABBING

attention-grabbing
bing
blabbing
bobbing
clubbing
cribbing
dubbing
grabbing
mobbing
nabbing
nightclubbing
ribbing
robbing
rubbing
scrubbing
sobbing
stabbing
stubbing
subbing
throbbing
webbing

Synonyms and antonyms of back-stabbing in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «back-stabbing» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BACK-STABBING

Find out the translation of back-stabbing to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of back-stabbing from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «back-stabbing» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

背刺
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

puñaladas por la espalda
570 millions of speakers

English

back-stabbing
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पीछे से छुरा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

طعنات من الخلف
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

назад - поножовщина
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

back- esfaqueamento
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ব্যাক ছুরিকাঘাত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

back- coups de couteau
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Belakang-menikam
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Back- Messerstecherei
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

バック刺す
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

치사한
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Back-stabbing
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

back- đâm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மீண்டும் குத்தல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मागे-खुपसणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

arka bıçaklama
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pugnalate alle spalle
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

back- przeszywający
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

назад- поножовщина
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

back- junghi
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πίσω - μαχαίρωμα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

rugstekery
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

back- huggande
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

back- knivstikking
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of back-stabbing

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BACK-STABBING»

The term «back-stabbing» is regularly used and occupies the 61.017 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BACK-STABBING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about back-stabbing

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QUOTES WITH «BACK-STABBING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word back-stabbing.
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Cheryl Tiegs
I wanted to bring something to 'Celebrity Apprentice' to let America know that you don't have to be back-stabbing and mean-spirited in order to a challenge.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BACK-STABBING»

Discover the use of back-stabbing in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to back-stabbing and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Get Over It!: How to Survive Breakups, Back-stabbing ...
Provides teenagers with advice for coping with loss, break-ups, peer pressure, and divorce, through quizzes, top-ten lists, and sidebar notes.
Beth Mayall, 2000
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Critical Conversations For Dummies
But that little back-stabbing gossiper somehow found her way into your company. What do you do? Just like in high school, the gossiper may feel that her opinions aren't being listened to, she may be insecure about her abilities, or she may ...
Christina Tangora Schlachter, 2013
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Treasures of the Mind: Timeless Affirmations, Creeds and ...
Discussing a friend at his or her back is “back stabbing”. We cannot exalt a friend in his or her face and then turn around to gossip about their predicaments. Back stabbing is unproductive, unhealthy and an inexcusable tool that often destroys ...
Nathan S. Ajoku, 2010
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Land of the Olympians
Perhaps the most positive virtue which may be upheld in praising the expression of anger, is that it tends to diminish the occurrence of that obnoxious characteristic of back-stabbing, and unfortunately, this vice – figuratively far more than ...
Robert Corfe, 2009
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The Gangster of Love: Johnny "Guitar" Watson: Performer, ...
Back stabbing is what the music industry is noted for.” “John was upset because he had ... John was very nervous, his words. He was 99 Johnny “Guitar” Watson: Performer, Preacher, Pimp Little Richard and back stabbing in the music industry.
Vincent Bakker, 2014
6
Building Successful Safety Teams
E. Scott Geller. Admit vulnerability and look for feedback. Eliminate back-stabbing . volvement in turn builds personal commitment, more interpersonal trust, and then more involvement.
E. Scott Geller, 2001
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Balancing Personal and Professional Ethics
Case. Study. 3: Back-Stabbing. in. the. Office. Situation You work with 10 other technicians, both men and women. As a woman you seek to be fair with everyone in your work unit, praising good work and questioning shoddy performance.
David Dalke, Sheryl Ankerstar, 1995
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Way Out West in a Dress
You're a no-good, two-faced, double-dealing tadpole, Shady ol' skunk-smelling, beady-eyed mole. A back-stabbing, girl nabbing, loot grabbing, no-good fake! A chicken-hearted, lilly-livered, yellow-bellied polecat, Slimy ol' toad-kissing, river ...
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The Death of Socialism: The Irrelevance of the Traditional ...
The Labour party and socialism has always existed in a quarrelsome and back- stabbing environment, because the intolerance or irritation which arises through a bureaucratic approach to issues exceeds or overrides the democratic approach  ...
Robert Corfe, 2009
10
VideoHound's Dragon: Asian Action & Cult Flicks
for. vengeance. on. back-stabbing. Simon. Yam. and. Anthony. Wong. in. Full. Contact. THE KOBAL COLLECTION / GOLDEN HARVEST VideoHound's Dragon street racers Paul despises. While Joe's shy girlfriend Yee (Gigi.
Brian Thomas, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BACK-STABBING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term back-stabbing is used in the context of the following news items.
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Jack and Jill Moms Featured on New TV Reality Show
The television network that made a household name out of Nene Leakes and turned 'Housewives' into a synonym for back-stabbing and ... «The Root, Jul 15»
2
Michael Oren's 'Ally' – a profoundly un-Zionist book
... wide-eyed Oren describes a bestiary of inside-the-beltway types: profanity-spewing politicos, dissimulating journalists, back-stabbing staffers, ... «Haaretz, Jul 15»
3
Sri Lanka President's alliance disintegrates
Despite the back-stabbing and political chicanery, the crisis in the opposition is seen as a boost to the UNP. However the UNP is also plagued ... «EconomyNext, Jul 15»
4
Four Other Disney-Owned Characters That Could Single-Handedly …
In other words, if you put Kronk out of Yzma's new plan, and just leave the villain to her devious, back-stabbing ways on her own, there is really ... «moviepilot.com, Jul 15»
5
Iran nuclear talks: 'A compromise is still possible'
... and the leaders of the six powers want the deal to succeed, so I am hopeful that it will not be undone through political back-stabbing. «Deutsche Welle, Jul 15»
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Nobody wants to be first to remove their Facebook rainbow profile …
Changing your picture isn't a change of opinion, just as putting up a selfie with your new bestie isn't a way of showing that back-stabbing ex that ... «Pocket-lint.com, Jul 15»
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Sophie is strong and determined
... a nasty disposition, etc have you all had personal contact with Sophie or were you just taking a line from the back-stabbing Tony Windsor? «The Border Mail, Jul 15»
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From Banker bonuses to London's Feral Youth
After all, this is a woman who turned her back on future millions because she couldn't tolerate the greed and back-stabbing on the Square Mile. «The News Hub, Jul 15»
9
'Nevermore': Hate-Drafting at Its Finest
Of course, it wouldn't be a Smirk & Dagger game if it didn't have a good helping of back-stabbing, and that's where the Magick cards come in. «GeekDad, Jun 15»
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Proud to be a Malay – Saleh Mohammed
We see arrogance in some, including among our politicians. Back-stabbing and slander is not uncommon. Envy or “hasad dengki” is prevalent. «The Malaysian Insider, Jun 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Back-Stabbing [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/back-stabbing>. Apr 2024 ».
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