Backhanded compliment Uncommon

Origin: Latin suffix -ment

Definition, synonyms and related words

Definitions

Noun

An insult disguised as a compliment; a compliment which can be interpreted as an insult.

See Also

compliment damn with faint praise backward compliment insult

Related Terms

compliment damn with faint praise backward compliment insult

Rhyming Words

ent bent ment went sent vent pent hent cent fent dent tent kent gent rent lent djent ament seent brent

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