back-stabbing
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noun
actions or remarks that are treacherous and likely to cause harm to a person, esp a friend or colleague
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Words nearby back-stabbing
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How to use back-stabbing in a sentence
The Mary Tyler Moore Show: The Happy, Back-Stabbing Homemaker Before White played a golden girl, she played a mean girl.