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- Dictionaryundoing/ʌnˈduːɪŋ/
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- 1. a person's ruin or downfall: "he knew of his ex-partner's role in his undoing" Similar Opposite
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UNDOING definition: 1. the cause of someone's failure, or of someone's loss of power or money: 2. the cause of…. Learn more.
1. : an act of loosening : unfastening. 2. : ruin. also : a cause of ruin. greed was to prove his undoing. 3. : annulment, reversal. Synonyms. death. destruction. downfall. ruination. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of undoing in a Sentence. My quick temper was my undoing. His quick temper helped lead to his undoing.
If something is someone's undoing, it is the cause of their failure. His lack of experience may prove to be his undoing. American English : undoing / ʌnˈduɪŋ /
noun. the reversing of what has been done; annulling. Synonyms: negation, reversal. a bringing to destruction, ruin, or disaster. a cause of destruction or ruin. the act of unfastening or loosing.
1. The act of unfastening or loosening. 2. a. Ruin; destruction. b. The act of bringing to ruin. c. A cause or source of ruin; downfall: Greed was his undoing. 3. The act of reversing or annulling something accomplished; a cancellation. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
Definitions of undoing. noun. an act that makes a previous act of no effect (as if not done) see more. noun. loosening the ties that fasten something. synonyms: unfastening, untying. see more.
noun. The act of opening, untying, etc. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Ruin; destruction. American Heritage. The act of bringing to ruin, disgrace, or destruction. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. A reversal of the doing of something done or accomplished; canceling or annulling. Webster's New World. Similar definitions.
Jul 28, 2023 · Noun. [ edit] undoing (plural undoings) The act of loosening or unfastening. Ruin; defeat, (also) that which causes defeat or ruin . His fatal flaw was his undoing. In a sense he defeated himself. Annulment; reversal. Translations. [ edit] ± that which defeats. Etymology 2. [ edit]
noun. uk / ʌnˈduːɪŋ / us. be sb's undoing. to be the thing that makes someone fail: It was a policy that proved to be the President's undoing. Want to learn more? Improve your vocabulary with English Vocabulary in Use from Cambridge. Learn the words you need to communicate with confidence.
1. : to open or loose by releasing a fastening. 2. : to make of no effect or as if not done : make null : reverse. 3. a. : to ruin the worldly means, reputation, or hopes of. a politician undone by scandal. b. : to disturb the composure of : upset. she's come undone. c. : seduce sense 3. intransitive verb. : to come open or apart. undoer.
