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Secret slander
Backbiting or tale-bearing is to slander someone in their absence — to bite them behind their back. Originally, backbiting referred to an unsporting attack
Backbiting
US musical group
Backbiter is a protopunk band from Los Angeles, California that has received national recognition. They played their first show October 23, 1991, at the
Backbiter
In Islam, this is generally considered a major sin
him peace, said: Do you know what backbiting is? They said, Allah and His Messenger know best. He said, (backbiting is) discussing something about your
Ghibah
American television series (2018–2023)
watchable as ever, Succession's final season concludes the saga of the backbiting Roy family on a typically brilliant – and colorfully profane – high note
Succession_(TV_series)
Religion established by Baháʼu'lláh
that are prohibited or discouraged by Baháʼu'lláh's teachings include: Backbiting and gossiping are prohibited and denounced. Drinking and selling alcohol
Baháʼí_Faith
Creature Other appearances Variants Description Addazahr (Backbiter) Monstrous Compendium Annual vol. 2 (1995) Thin, blood-drinking flying insect that
List of Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 2nd edition monsters
List_of_Advanced_Dungeons_&_Dragons_2nd_edition_monsters
Punishment chairs
humiliation and censure both primarily for the offence of scolding or backbiting and less often for sexual offences like bearing an illegitimate child
Ducking_stool
Figure in Abrahamic religions
asked what they were for, Satan replied, "The honey I put on the lips of backbiters so that they achieve their aim. The ashes I put on the faces of orphans
Satan
Borough in New York City and county in New York State
Moscatello, Caitlin. "Nobody Wraps Pat Kiernan The petty, vindictive, backbiting, lawsuit-laden, career-ruining infighting at everyone's favorite local
Manhattan
1969 studio album by Golden Earring
My Heart"), acoustic folk ("Judy", "Murdock 9-6182") and hard rock ("Backbiting Baby"). In November 2025, Red Bullet Productions released their seventh
On_the_Double_(album)
49th chapter of the Quran
spying on others to find faults (tajassus), and backbiting (ghibah). The Quran considers backbiting (slandering someone in their absence) so sinful and
Al-Hujurat
Founder of the Baháʼí Faith (1817–1892)
citizens wherever they may reside, and to eschew pride, strife, slander and backbiting in all circumstances. Baháʼu'lláh's core message to his followers is to
Baháʼu'lláh
Idle talk or rumour, especially about personal or private affairs of others
related to ghibah (backbiting), which is the equivalent of eating the flesh of one's dead brother. According to Muslims, backbiting harms its victims without
Gossip
104th chapter of the Qur'an
"The Backbiter", "The Slanderer", or "The Scorner") is the 104th chapter (sūrah) of the Qur'an, with 9 āyāt or verses. Woe to every backbiter, slanderer
Al-Humazah
2003 studio album by Poison the Well
vinyl re-press of You Come Before You done through German record label Backbite Records, stating that the band had not been consulted for the release.
You_Come_Before_You
Laws and ordinances used in the Bahá'í Faith
three. Gossip and backbiting are prohibited and viewed as particularly damaging to the individual and their relationships. Backbiting, speaking of the
Baháʼí_laws
and radio in the household, but to no avail. He also hates the servants backbiting about their employers, especially the Dowager Countess, due to his classist
List of Downton Abbey characters
List_of_Downton_Abbey_characters
British actor (born 1968)
Marlow Birmingham Stage Company 1998 The School for Scandal Sir Benjamin Backbite Royal Shakespeare Company 1998–1999 Much Ado About Nothing Don Pedro International
Stephen_Mangan
British politician and media personality (1947–2026)
Conservative Party leadership, Widdecombe described him and his allies as "backbiters" due to his alleged destabilising influence under Hague. She went on to
Ann_Widdecombe
Faction of sentient robots from the Transformers universe
The Autobots are a fictional faction of sentient robots in the Transformers multimedia franchise. They serve as the main protagonists in the franchise
Autobot
British actor (born 1989)
Young Ward Royal National Theatre 2011 The School for Scandal Sir Benjamin Backbite Barbican Centre When Did You Last See My Mother? Ian Trafalgar Studios
Harry_Melling
6 Islamic phrases recited by South Asian Muslims
know. I repent from it and I reject disbelief, polytheism, falsehood, backbiting, deviation, defamation, immorality, calumny and all sinfulness. I submit
Six_Kalmas
American deathcore band
place in May, featuring I Declare War, See You Next Tuesday, Filth, and Backbiter. Shortly following the announcement, the band was accused of stealing
Oceano_(band)
Season of television series
watchable as ever, Succession's final season concludes the saga of the backbiting Roy family on a typically brilliant – and colorfully profane – high note
Succession_season_4
Methods of torture using water
humiliation and censure both primarily for the offence of scolding or backbiting and less often for sexual offences like bearing an illegitimate child
Water_torture
Lightning Thief, he is revealed to serve Kronos and receives a sword named "Backbiter" from Kronos. It is later reforged as Kronos' scythe and has the ability
List of characters in mythology novels by Rick Riordan
List_of_characters_in_mythology_novels_by_Rick_Riordan
King of England in 1483
that no one in the prince's household was a habitual "swearer, brawler, backbiter, common hazarder, adulterer, [or user of] words of ribaldry". After further
Edward_V
Formal agreement made by and with God
God?" Answer: "I will." Will you abstain from all such sin as tattling, backbiting, evil speaking, and unprofitable conversation? Answer: "I will." Will
Covenant_(religion)
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Man's Ruin Records discography
Man's_Ruin_Records_discography
Education controversy in Bangladesh
Religious Studies book of grade three, the sentence [‘পরনিন্দা ভালো না’] ("Backbiting is not good") was removed and replaced with "DO NOT HURT ANYBODY," according
2017 Bangladesh textbooks criticism
2017_Bangladesh_textbooks_criticism
Christian denomination
maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers, Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things
Independent_Baptist
spy not, neither backbite one another. Would one of you like to eat the flesh of his dead brother? You would hate it (so hate backbiting)[] . And fear Allâh
Laghw
2021 American film
comforting but that "as I got older, I realized there was also a lot of backbiting and gossiping; there was a lot of drama behind the scenes." India Sweets
India_Sweets_and_Spices
Canadian-American martial artist (born 1956)
deprecated archival service (link) Dux, Frank (March 7, 2017). "Dux: On backbiters, Bruce Lee, bogus ninjas and fake news". Artvoice. Archived from the original
Frank_Dux
2003 studio album by Ja Rule
that it is "more concerned with answering critics and continuing the backbiting with the Death Row camp." Jon Caramanica, writing for Rolling Stone, commended
Blood_in_My_Eye
keep it, but later broken by compulsion. Backbiting: The worse sin committed with the tongue is backbiting. Al-Ghazali quotes a hadith stating that it
Islamic_views_on_sin
Kozintsev and Leonid Trauberg – The Adventures of Oktyabrina Jean Renoir – Backbiters Clyde Bruckman – Cowboys Cry for It Jean Cocteau – Jean Cocteau fait du
List_of_directorial_debuts
Term for physical conflict between women
considered loose or sexually promiscuous, or one regarded as spiteful, backbiting, and malicious. Women fighting each other, particularly over a man, is
Catfight
American drama television series
rest of the cast were unknowns, and Spelling promised "a great deal of backbiting" on the new series. Gray's Hillary Michaels, Amanda's mother, was introduced
Models_Inc.
Dubthach Dóeltenga ("chafer-tongue", an Old Irish term which meant "backbiting") was a cynical ally of Fergus mac Róich who rarely had a good word to
Dubthach_Dóeltenga
Quranic Arabic word for the "self"
needed] Pride (Takabbur) Greed (Tamaa) Jealousy (Hasad) Lust (Shahwah) Backbiting (Gheebah) Stinginess (Bokhl) Malice (Keena) According to Ṣūfī philosophy
Nafs
Boardgame
1988 edition and the 1989 expansion set favorably, saying, "Makes for backbiting, double-crossing fun, and Avalon Hill’s advanced rules work well." Kremlin
Kremlin_(board_game)
" "Self-control," "Not envying," "Not coveting another’s goods," "Not backbiting," and "Not uttering useless words", which appear under "Ascetic virtue"
Ten_Medieval_Commentators
Collection of poems and stories of Sa'di
it were better if thou, too, wert asleep; rather than thou shouldst be backbiting people". "Naught but themselves can vain pretenders mark, For conceit's
Gulistan_(book)
American general and politician (1824–1881)
best even if that best was not very good, never scheming or conniving or backbiting. Also, he was modest; in an army many of whose generals were insufferable
Ambrose_Burnside
Dutch television series
identify with. In this view, talking about Big Brother took the place of backbiting and scandal on the village green. The debate in the Netherlands has died
Big_Brother_(Dutch_TV_series)
2005. Retrieved 17 September 2010. "Mensa's melee: the brains behind the backbiting". The Independent. Retrieved 2015-10-11. "Norman Schwarzkopf Specialty
List_of_Mensans
British politician (born 1956)
October 2015. Oakeshott, Isabel (9 July 2006). "Tories lost in swirl of backbiting". The Times. Retrieved 15 July 2010.[dead link] ""Politicians should rely
Desmond_Swayne
Witch trials (1581–1593) in the Holy Roman Empire
against relapsed heretics, recusants, seditious offenders, traitors, backbiters, sycophants, who have been openly convicted, and also to those ordained
Trier_witch_trials
alternatives. Vizard, Steve, Two Weeks in Lilliput: Bear Baiting and Backbiting At the Constitutional Convention (Penguin, 1998, ISBN 0-14-027983-0) Road
Direct election republican model (Australia)
Direct_election_republican_model_(Australia)
Canadian politician (1935–2009)
tight-lipped–ship.... As a result, we didn't suffer from the public feuding, backbiting gossip, and anonymous leaks that had plagued other PMOs. Even those columnists
Jean_Pelletier
American punk rock band
guitarist Sean O'Brien (formerly of Come), bassist Heath Siefert (formerly of Backbiter) and drummers Elizabyth Burtis and Kelly Callan (formerly of Wednesday
Angry_Samoans
Russian painter
As a friend described it, in their home "there was no card playing, no backbiting; what they were interested in was literature, the arts, and social issues
Sofia_Khvoshchinskaya
Actress
mumbaitheatreguide.com. Anil Wanvari. "Indian Television Dot Com - "We don't bitch and backbite about each other. In many other serials artistes just do that"". indiantelevision
Sudha_Shivpuri
Australian media personality and television host (born 1964)
4 April 2022. Vizard, Steve, Two Weeks in Lilliput: Bear Baiting and Backbiting At the Constitutional Convention (Penguin, 1998, ISBN 0-14-027983-0) Bob
Eddie_McGuire
British politician, writer, historian and antiquarian (1717–1797)
himself in his own words, and also inspired the characters of "Sir Benjamin Backbite? in Richard Brinsley Sheridan's The School for Scandal and "Monsieur Le
Horace_Walpole
Fictional character
home-and-hearth loving persona — a sharp contrast to the character's backbiting, sexually voracious true nature. Her first appearance in episode one of
Sue_Ann_Nivens
2009 studio album by James Blood Ulmer
7:46 "My Woman" – 4:35 "High Yellow" – 5:12 "I Believe in You" – 5:22 "Backbiter" – 5:38 James Blood Ulmer – guitar, vocals, flute Mark Peterson – electric
In_and_Out_(album)
Indian spiritual master (1894–1969)
accomplish all this, do no lustful actions, do no harm to anyone, do no backbiting, do not seek material possessions or power, who accept no homage, neither
Meher_Baba
Indian spiritual leader
katha. People should come out of the mental crises of jealousy (Īrṣyā), backbiting and criticism (ninda) and hatred (dvesh). Bapu supports environment-related
Morari_Bapu
1969 book by William L. Shirer
before the catastrophe in a round of internal hostility, intrigue and backbiting, which led to the restoration of World War I hero Marshal Philippe Pétain
The Collapse of the Third Republic
The_Collapse_of_the_Third_Republic
2004 film by Richard Eyre
drama shows a pleasingly light touch and a genuine feel for the bustle, backbiting and rivalry of the theater milieu ... In a delicately measured performance
Stage_Beauty
Book by Robert I. Sutton
Unsolicited touching Threats Sarcasm Flames Humiliation Shaming Interruption Backbiting Glaring Snubbing Sutton believes there is a difference between "temporary"
The_No_Asshole_Rule
Play by Richard Brinsley Sheridan
Sneerwell. Maria herself then enters, fleeing the attentions of Sir Benjamin Backbite and his uncle, Crabtree. Mrs. Candour enters and ironically talks about
The_School_for_Scandal
Catholic bishop (born 1950)
authorities, a spirit of resistance, disobedience, disrespect, suspicion, backbiting, independence from the Church's Hierarchy and Magisterium, contentment
Fernando_Arêas_Rifan
Australian monarchist (born 1956)
lawfoundation.net.au. Vizard, Steve, Two Weeks in Lilliput: Bear Baiting and Backbiting At the Constitutional Convention (Penguin, 1998, ISBN 0-14-027983-0) "Archived
Kerry_Jones
upset, and tells Akari and Alice. Akira overhears her and tells them that backbiting is inevitable in the competitive world of undines, and must be accepted
List_of_Aria_episodes
p. 250. Steve Vizard (1998). Two Weeks in Lilliput: Bear Baiting and Backbiting at the Constitutional Convention. Ringwood (Vic): Penguin. ISBN 0-14-027983-0
Abolition_of_monarchy
Private university in Greenville, Illinois, U.S.
redemptive plan. It includes instructions for all students to avoid: "backbiting, cheating, dishonesty, drunkenness, gossip, immodesty of dress, lying
Greenville_University
Charleston Parade Marquitta presumed lost Catherine ou Une vie sans joie Backbiters co-directed with Albert Dieudonné in 1924, re-edited and released in 1927
Jean_Renoir_filmography
Brazilian Catholic organization dedicated to the Latin Mass
authorities, a spirit of resistance, disobedience, disrespect, suspicion, backbiting, independence from the Church's Hierarchy and Magisterium, contentment
Personal Apostolic Administration of Saint John Mary Vianney
Personal_Apostolic_Administration_of_Saint_John_Mary_Vianney
Middle English and slang term
Perseverance, the Bad Angel addresses the vice figure Detraccio (also called Backbiter and the messenger of the World) as Flyprgebet (line 1724). In William
Flibbertigibbet
German medieval folk rock band
Austria. The name 'Schandmaul' translates roughly to 'malicious tongue' or 'backbiter' and refers to their mascot of a grinning skeletal jester. Schandmaul
Schandmaul
Collection of hadiths attributed to Ali ibn Musa al-Ridha
strengthening the bonds of kinship, and of jihad; a warning against cheating, backbiting, or tattling; and other miscellaneous traditions. The section on Muhammad's
Sahifah_of_al-Ridha
1865 speech by Andrew Johnson
newspapers, with their various political alignments, fell into partisan backbiting about the coverage or lack thereof, about which the New York Independent
Andrew Johnson's drunken vice-presidential inaugural address
Andrew_Johnson's_drunken_vice-presidential_inaugural_address
2002 single by Jay-Z featuring Beyoncé Knowles
2012. Retrieved January 15, 2012. Susman, Gary (October 15, 2002). "Backbiting". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on October 18, 2002
'03_Bonnie_&_Clyde
Irish language novel by Máirtín Ó Cadhain
who are buried in a Connemara graveyard. The talk is full of gossip, backbiting, flirting, feuds, and scandal-mongering. The novel is considered a masterpiece
Cré_na_Cille
Mistress of Lord Nelson (1765–1815)
powerful Queen behind the Neapolian throne. She had been raised in the backbiting Austrian Court while her mother Maria Theresa ruled the country. Maria
Emma,_Lady_Hamilton
Prime Minister of Australia from 2015 to 2018
p. 3. Vizard, Steve (1998). Two Weeks in Lilliput: Bear Baiting and Backbiting At the Constitutional Convention. Penguin. ISBN 0-14-027983-0. "The Age
Malcolm_Turnbull
Movement to turn Australia into a republic
February 2011. Vizard, Steve, Two Weeks in Lilliput: Bear Baiting and Backbiting At the Constitutional Convention (Penguin, 1998, ISBN 0-14-027983-0) "Constitutional
Republicanism_in_Australia
2019 Pakistani TV series or programme
born. Farhan's mother advises him to marry Naintara to save her from the backbiting and gossip in their neighborhood. Naintara and Farhan get married, sparking
Hasad
Australian businesswoman
9 August 2013. Vizard, Steve, Two Weeks in Lilliput: Bear Baiting and Backbiting At the Constitutional Convention (Penguin, 1998, ISBN 0-14-027983-0) Laurie
Janet_Holmes_à_Court
Conception of faith in Islam
knowledge Making dua. Zikr of Allah. Abstaining from the following: lying, backbiting (blasphemy in one's absence), obscenity, cursing, and singing (obscene)
Iman_(Islam)
British actor (1932–2023)
The Mikado Fiddler in Henry Living's Don't Touch Him He Might Resent It Backbite in Sheridan's A School For Scandal Ephraim Smooth in O'Keefe's Wild Oats
Murray_Melvin
Religious practice in Islam
from engaging in sexual activity; refraining from immoral acts such as backbiting; from the time the sun begins to rise to the time the sun sets; 'Refraining
Fasting_during_Ramadan
American novelist
works. She plots well and takes the reader through the intrigues and backbiting of immense corporations…[A Calculated Risk] churns up wave after wave
Katherine_Neville_(author)
Australian politician
11 June 1982 Vizard, Steve, Two Weeks in Lilliput: Bear Baiting and Backbiting At the Constitutional Convention (Penguin, 1998, ISBN 0-14-027983-0) "Companion
James_Killen
Collection of Islamic sayings
Foretelling events On the occasion of the elective committee after Umar's death Backbiting and speaking ill of others "Those who do not commit sins and have been
Nahj_al-balagha
Eleventh of the Twelve Shia Imams
are those who harbor resentment; the worst person is the hypocrite and backbiter who envies another if he receives a blessing and despises him if a calamity
Hasan_al-Askari
Vegetarianism in Buddhist culture and philosophy
Not the eating of meat. 6. In this world those who are rude, arrogant, backbiting, treacherous, unkind, excessively egoistic, miserly, and do not give anything
Buddhist_vegetarianism
Nizam of Hyderabad from 1724 to 1748
to his sons that "you must not lend your ears to tittle-tattle of the backbiters and slanderers, nor suffer the riffraff to approach your presence." Nizam-ul-Mulk
Nizam-ul-Mulk,_Asaf_Jah_I
Social phenomenon
M.; Robinson, Simon L.; Nelson, David A. (19 May 2010). "Does Reality Backbite? Physical, Verbal, and Relational Aggression in Reality Television Programs"
Victim_blaming
long-standing feud with Los Angeles Times music critic Martin Bernheimer, whose backbiting criticism had a negative effect on morale in the orchestra. Bernheimer
Ernest_Fleischmann
Music genre
modern taarab bands like East African Melody have emerged, as have related backbiting songs for women, called mipasho. Taarab music is a fusion of Swahili poetry
Taarab
First map in Mercator's projection
wars and mournful famine, all pretences are swept away from the unworthy backbiting of sycophants; Piety, and her beneficent sister Peace, either hinder or
Mercator_1569_world_map
1930 film
Dodo Watts as Maria Anne Grey as Lady Sneerwell John Charlton as Benjamin Backbite Stanley Lathbury as Crabtree Henry Vibart as Squire Hunter May Agate as
The School for Scandal (1930 film)
The_School_for_Scandal_(1930_film)
Prohibitions related to foods and drinks
ISBN 978-0-313-28852-4. "Lessons from the Qur'an Regarding Gossip and Backbiting". Learn Religions. "How do we Know that Cannibalism is Forbidden? | Sefaria"
Food_and_drink_prohibitions
Ethical and moral codes taught by religious traditions
between the ages of 15 and 70 abstain from eating and drinking. Gossip and backbiting are prohibited and viewed as particularly damaging to the individual and
Religious_law
American journalist
Blues Jane Wallace Was A Rising Star At CBS News Until A Reckless Affair, Backbiting Colleagues And A Self-destructive Nature Led To Her Prime-time Plunge"
Jane_Wallace_(journalist)
Awards for young British actors
Don Pedro in Much Ado About Nothing (Cheek by Jowl), and Sir Benjamin Backbite in The School for Scandal (Royal Shakespeare Company) Matthew Macfadyen
Ian_Charleson_Awards
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