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backward compliment

backward compliment noun: a compliment which unintentionally comes across as an insult.

Noun

backward compliment (plural backward compliments)

  1. A compliment which unintentionally comes across as an insult.
    • (example) Those glasses just look too cute for you!

Forms of backward compliment

pluralbackward compliments
alternative formbackwards compliment

Questions about backward compliment

What does backward compliment mean?
Backward compliment means a compliment which unintentionally comes across as an insult.
What part of speech is backward compliment?
Backward compliment is a noun.
What is the plural of backward compliment?
The plural of backward compliment is backward compliments.

Words near backward compliment in the dictionary

  1. backward
  2. backward and forward
  3. backward compatibilities
  4. backward compatibility
  5. backward compatible
  6. backward compliment
  7. backward compliments
  8. backward design
  9. backward dive
  10. backward dives
  11. backward in coming forward

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