backstab

ˈbækˌstæb

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Definition of backstab - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

treachery

Rare

deceitful action against someone

Rare

The backstab cost him his closest friend.

betrayal

treachery

Verb

tr.

betrayal

Rare

betray someone secretly

Rare

He would backstab his friends to get ahead at work.

betray

double-cross

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Origin of backstab

English, back (rear) + stab (pierce)

Examples of backstab in a sentence

The political backstab changed the course of the election.
She would backstab her colleagues to climb the corporate ladder.
He was known to backstab his partners for personal gain.

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French:trahison, trahir, ...
German:Verrat, hintergehen, ...
Italian:tradimento, tradire, ...
Spanish:traición, traicionar, ...
Portuguese:traição, apunhalar pelas costas, ...
Chinese:背叛行为, 背叛, ...
Japanese:裏切り, 裏切る, ...
Arabic:طَعْنَة فِي الظَّهْر, خَانَ, ...
Hebrew:בְּגִידָה, לִתְקוֹעַ סַכִּין בַּגַּב, ...
Russian:предательство, предать, ...
Ukrainian:зрада, зрадити, ...
Hindi:विश्वासघात, विश्वासघात करना, ...
Bengali:বিশ্বাসঘাতকতা, পেছন থেকে ছুরি মারা, ...
Catalan:traïció, apunyalament per l'esquena, ...
Czech:zrada, zradit, ...
Danish:forræderi, forråde, ...
Dutch:dolksteek, verraden, ...
Greek:προδοσία, μαχαιρώνω πισώπλατα, ...
Hungarian:árulás, hátba szúrni, ...
Khmer:ការក្បត់ពីក្រោយ, ក្បត់លួចលាក់, ...
Korean:배신, 배신하다, ...
Persian:خیانت, خیانت کردن, ...
Polish:zdrada, zdradzić, ...
Portuguese (BR):traição, apunhalar pelas costas, ...
Romanian:trădare, a trăda, ...
Swedish:svek, förråda, ...
Thai:การทรยศ, หักหลัง, ...
Turkish:ihanet, arkadan bıçaklamak, ...
Vietnamese:sự phản bội, phản bội sau lưng, ...

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