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Backbite vs Sycophancy - What's the difference?

backbite | sycophancy |

As nouns the difference between backbite and sycophancy

is that backbite is one who engages in backbiting; a backbiter while sycophancy is the fawning behavior of a sycophant; servile flattery.

As a verb backbite

is to make spiteful slanderous or defamatory statements about someone.

backbite

English

Alternative forms

* back-bite

Verb

  • To make spiteful slanderous or defamatory statements about someone.
  • (informal) To attack from behind or when out of earshot with spiteful or defamatory remarks.
  • To speak badly of an absent individual.

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    Derived terms

    * backbiter * backbiting

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who engages in backbiting; a backbiter.

    • sycophancy

    English

    Noun

    (sycophancies)
  • The fawning behavior of a sycophant; servile flattery.

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