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backstab
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back·stab  (bkstb)
tr.v. back·stabbed, back·stab·bing, back·stabs
To attack (someone) unfairly, especially in an underhand, deceitful manner: "Some backstab each other and threaten to settle their differences with a punch" (Thomas Boswell).
backstabber n.


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``But Howard Abrams feels backstabbed and betrayed.
MONTCLAIR PREP REMOVES LONGTIME BASKETBALL COACH ABRAMS by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
Have you ever encountered a school board member who was belligerent, talked too much and had solutions for all the problems of the district or a board member who refused to read the board policy manual, discussed executive session matters with constituents or backstabbed a fellow board member?
Facilitating Effectiveness with Your School Board Team by BANGTSON, CRAIG L. / School Administrator
After joining ``Today'' as news anchor in September '89, she replaced - some say backstabbed - the beloved Pauley four months later.
NO NORVILLE AT GUMBEL'S LAST `TODAY' by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
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