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.
One who engages in backbiting; a backbiter.
To attack (someone or something) with abusive language; to revile, to vilify.
To criticize (someone or something) in an abusive or harsh manner.
To use abusive or harsh words.
Of, characterized by, or relating to abusive or harsh criticism.
Which has been abusively or harshly criticized; also, deserving harsh criticism.