Word: backbiting
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: back
bit
ing
Definition: Slanderous or speaking badly, especially of a person without that person's knowledge.
Morphemes:
Affix: back-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Back in its adverbial senses.
Affix: bite
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To lack quality; to be worthy of derision; to suck.
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form uncountable nouns from verbs denoting the act of doing something, an action.