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backhanded compliment meaning in Urdu

ذکر خیر zikr-i xair

backhanded compliment in Urdu: ذکر خیر (zikr-i xair). In English, backhanded compliment means an insult disguised as a compliment; a compliment which can be interpreted as an insult.

Urdu words for backhanded compliment

a backhanded compliment
ذکر خیر zikr-i xair

English meaning of backhanded compliment

  1. noun An insult disguised as a compliment; a compliment which can be interpreted as an insult.

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Questions about backhanded compliment in Urdu

What is the meaning of backhanded compliment in Urdu?
Backhanded compliment in Urdu is ذکر خیر (zikr-i xair).
backhanded compliment کا اردو میں کیا مطلب ہے؟
Backhanded compliment: ذکر خیر (zikr-i xair).
What does backhanded compliment mean in English?
Backhanded compliment means an insult disguised as a compliment; a compliment which can be interpreted as an insult.

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Urdu words from Wiktionary's Urdu entries whose English meaning is “backhanded compliment”: ذکر خیر. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: backhanded compliment (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Urdu words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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