Backhanded Compliment Meaning
Backhanded Compliment is an idiom. The meaning of this idiom is (idiomatic) An insult disguised as a compliment; a compliment which can be interpreted as an insult.. Explore more Idiom Meanings.
Backhanded Compliment
(idiomatic) An insult disguised as a compliment; a compliment which can be interpreted as an insult.
Example : 1914, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Tarzan of the Apes, ch. 17: [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.1998 June 29, w:Jere Longman, "World Cup '98: Dutch Fans Are Orange (Hair, Dresses, Clogs and Faces) With Envy," New York Times (retrieved 7 Oct 2013): Perhaps, finally, the Netherlands will shed itself of the backhanded compliment of being the best team never to win a world championship.2009 Feb. 4, Robert Chew, "A Madoff Whistle-Blower Tells His Story," Time (retrieved 7 Oct 2013): In a backhanded compliment, Markopolos said the SEC is a "bad regulator, but the best of a very sorry lot."
Meaning of Backhanded Compliment
Backhanded Compliment is an idiom. It is one of the most commonly used expressions in English writings. Backhanded Compliment stands for (idiomatic) An insult disguised as a compliment; a compliment which can be interpreted as an insult.. Explore Urdupoint to find out more popular Idioms and Idiom Meanings, to amplify your writings
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