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backbite meaning in Tamil

புறங்கூறு

backbite in Tamil: புறங்கூறு. In English, backbite means to make spiteful slanderous or defamatory statements about someone.

Tamil words for backbite

புறங்கூறு

English meaning of backbite

  1. verb To make spiteful slanderous or defamatory statements about someone.
  2. verb To attack from behind or when out of earshot with spiteful or defamatory remarks.
  3. verb To speak badly of an absent individual.
  4. noun One who engages in backbiting; a backbiter.

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Questions about backbite in Tamil

What is the meaning of backbite in Tamil?
Backbite in Tamil is புறங்கூறு.
backbite என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Backbite: புறங்கூறு.
What does backbite mean in English?
Backbite means to make spiteful slanderous or defamatory statements about someone.

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Tamil words from Tamil Wiktionary: backbite (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: backbite (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tamil words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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