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backstab

back·stab [ bák stàb ] (past and past participle back·stabbed, present participle back·stab·bing, 3rd person present singular back·stabs)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
betray somebody: to do or say something harmful to somebody after pretending to be a friend

[Early 20th century. <stab somebody in the back]

back·stab·ber noun
back·stab·bing noun
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