parlare male verb | backbite [backbit, backbitten, backbiting, backbites](to make defamatory statements about another) verb [UK: ˈbæk.baɪt] [US: ˈbæk.ˌbaɪt] denigrate [denigrated, denigrating, denigrates](to criticise so as to besmirch) verb [UK: ˈde.nɪ.ɡreɪt] [US: ˈde.nɪ.ˌɡret] |