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- Dictionaryundoing/ʌnˈduːɪŋ/
noun
- 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.
to unfasten something that is closed or tied: He undid the top button of his shirt and loosened his tie. undo verb [T] (REMOVE EFFECTS) to remove the effects of something that happened earlier: It’s difficult to undo the damage caused by a father who abandons his child.
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.
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 /
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.
Undo definition: to reverse the doing of; cause to be as if never done. See examples of UNDO used in a sentence.
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.
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.
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.
