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Vaihtoehtoiset kirjoitusmuodot

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Substantiivi

  1. (idiomatic) An insult disguised as a compliment; a compliment which can be interpreted as an insult.

Esimerkit

  • [H]e respects your great learning, and, therefore, has immense confidence in your judgment. The poor dear cannot differentiate between erudition and wisdom."
  • [I]n his mind he was revolving the question of whether he should feel complimented or aggrieved at Miss Porter's rather backhanded compliment.
  • Perhaps, finally, the Netherlands will shed itself of the backhanded compliment of being the best team never to win a world championship.
  • In a backhanded compliment, Markopolos said the SEC is a "bad regulator, but the best of a very sorry lot."

Taivutusmuodot

Monikkobackhanded compliments