The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 7 letter word SCANDAL , but the solution may also be CATTY which is one of the most recent solution (2000 in Modern Maturity).
Backbiting crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SCANDAL | 50 % | 7 |
| CATTY | 50 % | 5 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Backbiting
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- bitch
- backstabbing
- gossiping
- gossip
- backbiters
- pettiness
- bickering
- gossipping
- mudslinging
- quarreling
- politicking
- gossipers
Crossword Answer definitions
SCANDAL noun- An incident or event that disgraces or damages the reputation of the persons or organization involved.
- Damage to one's reputation.
- Widespread moral outrage, indignation, as over an offence to decency.
- Religious discredit; an act or behaviour which brings a religion into discredit.
- Something which hinders acceptance of religious ideas or behaviour; a stumbling-block or offense.
- Defamatory talk; gossip, slander.
- To treat opprobriously; to defame; to slander.
- To scandalize; to offend.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
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More clues leading to the result SCANDAL
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- Tabloid topic
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- It's often behind a cover-up
- Sensational misdoings
- What "-gate" may indicate
- Event triggering public outrage