en backhanded compliment

An English term in ConceptNet 5.8

Sources: JMDict 1.07 and English Wiktionary
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Synonyms

  • ja ほめ殺し (n) ➜
  • ja 褒め殺し (n) ➜
  • ja 誉め殺し (n) ➜
  • de vergiftetes kompliment ➜
  • de zweifelhaftes kompliment ➜
  • en dubious compliment ➜
  • en left handed compliment ➜
  • en poisonous compliment ➜
  • es crítica velada ➜
  • en left handed compliment (n) ➜
  • en pseudo compliment (n) ➜

Related terms

  • en damn with faint praise ➜
  • en compliment ➜
  • en insult ➜
  • en backward compliment (n) ➜
  • en damn with faint praise (v) ➜

Word forms

  • en back handed compliment (n) ➜
  • en backhanded compliments (n) ➜

Derived from

  • en compliment (n) ➜

Links to other resources

  • en.wiktionary.org backhanded compliment
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