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backstab
(băkˈstăbˌ)
transitive verb back·stabbed, back·stab·bing, back·stabs To attack (someone) unfairly, especially in an underhand, deceitful manner: “Some backstab each other and threaten to settle their differences with a punch” (Thomas Boswell).
Related Forms:
- backˈstabˌber noun