back-stabbing
Treasonous friend behavior
Back-stabbing is betrayal by someone who pretends to be a friend or ally—the image is of attacking someone from behind while facing them with a smile.
The word works as both noun and adjective: The office was full of back-stabbing, a back-stabbing coworker.
Also spelled as one word: backstabbing.
Deliberate violation of trust
- disloyaltyBreach of allegiance
- double-crossingBetraying someone's trust
- two-facedInsincere and deceptive
- deceitDeliberate misleading of others
Judas · traitor · sellout · duplicity · turncoat · snake · perfidy · breach
Antagonistic intimates
- gossipInformal talk spreading rumors
- cliqueExclusive social group
- rumorUnconfirmed circulating story
- exclusionBeing barred from participation
cattiness · drama · two-timing · snub · slander · ostracism · passive-aggressive · insincerity
treachery
Deliberate violation of trust
- disloyaltyBreach of allegiance
- double-crossingBetraying someone's trust
- two-facedInsincere and deceptive
deceit · Judas · traitor · sellout · duplicity · turncoat · snake · perfidy · breach · informer
frenemies
Antagonistic intimates
exclusion · cattiness · drama · two-timing · snub · slander · ostracism · passive-aggressive · insincerity · fair-weather
sabotage
Deliberate disruption of operations
- underminingWeakening by covert means
- gossipInformal talk spreading rumors
- politicsGovernmental power struggles
scheming · manipulation · rivalry · toxic · conniving · plotting · ambition · promotion · cutthroat · competition
- aggressionhostility, violence, attack, fight, combativeness
- dishonestydishonesty, deceit, duplicity, lying, mendacity
back-stabbingloyal
Firm in allegiance
faithful · trustworthy · devoted · steadfast · dependable
back-stabbingforthright
Directly honest in manner
direct · face-to-face · upfront · confrontational · straightforward
back-stabbingsupportive
Offering help and reassurance
backing · championing · advocating · standing up for · having someone's back
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