backstab
/ˈbækˌstæb/
backstab verb: 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.
Verb
backstab (third-person singular simple present backstabs, present participle backstabbing, simple past and past participle backstabbed)
- 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.
- Synonyms:
- stab in the back
Noun
backstab (plural backstabs)
- 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.2016, Mauro Paulino, Forensic Psychology of Spousal Violence, London: Academic Press, →ISBN, page 160
- Synonyms:
- stab in the back
backstab meaning in Tamil and Indonesian
backstab in Tamil
- முதுகில் குத்து, வஞ்சனையாய்த் தாக்கு, நம்பிக்கைத் துரோகம் செய்
backstab in Indonesian
- to attack someone (especially verbally) unfairly — see also stab in the back
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Synonyms of backstab
Forms of backstab
| Verb | |
|---|---|
| third-person singular present | backstabs |
| present participle | backstabbing |
| past participle | backstabbed |
| past | backstabbed |
| Noun | |
| plural | backstabs |
Origin of backstab
From back + stab.
Words formed from backstab
Questions about backstab
- What does backstab mean?
- Backstab means 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.
- What is backstab in Tamil?
- Backstab in Tamil is முதுகில் குத்து, வஞ்சனையாய்த் தாக்கு, நம்பிக்கைத் துரோகம் செய். See Backstab meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is backstab?
- Backstab can be a verb or a noun.
- How do you pronounce backstab?
- Backstab is pronounced /ˈbækˌstæb/.
- What is the past tense of backstab?
- The past tense of backstab is backstabbed.
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Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: backstab (page history and authors); backstab (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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