Meaning & use
Backstabbing
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The act of betraying someone's trust through deceitful or disloyal behavior, especially by criticizing them behind their back.
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Office backstabbing made it impossible to trust any of her coworkers.
He was tired of the constant backstabbing among the show's contestants.
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A vivid metaphor drawn from the literal act of stabbing someone in the back, implying an attack from someone who was trusted.
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