backbite vs decry

backbite

verb
  • To attack from behind or when out of earshot with spiteful or defamatory remarks. 

  • To speak badly of an absent individual. 

  • To make spiteful slanderous or defamatory statements about someone. 

noun
  • One who engages in backbiting; a backbiter. 

decry

verb
  • To denounce as harmful. 

  • To blame for ills. 

How often have the words backbite and decry occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )