Backbite (verb)

To speak ill of someone who is not present, to gossip or to slander.

Origin:

From the old english bæcbytian, meaning "to bite behind".

Examples:

1. He was accused of backbiting his colleagues.
2. She was guilty of backbiting her friends.
3. Backbiting is a form of verbal abuse.
4. Backbiting can cause harm to the reputation of the person spoken about.
5. Backbiting is a malicious and unfair practice.