Definitions for Undoing
ʌnˈdu ɪŋun·do·ing

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. undoingnoun

   an act that makes a previous act of no effect (as if not done)

2. untying, undoing, unfasteningnoun

   loosening the ties that fasten something

   "the tying of bow ties is an art; the untying is easy"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. undoingnoun

   That which defeats.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Undoingadjective

   Ruining; destructive.

   The great and undoing mischief which befalls men, is by their being misrepresented. South.

2. Undoingnoun

   Ruin; destruction; fatal mischief.

   To the utter undoing of some, many things by strictness of law may be done, which equity and honest meaning forbiddeth. Richard Hooker.

   False lustre could dazzle my poor daughter to her undoing. Joseph Addison, Guardian.

   Fools that we are, we know that ye deceive us;
   Yet act, as if the fraud was pleasing to us,
   And our undoing joy. Nicholas Rowe, Royal Convert.

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1. undoing

   Undoing generally refers to the act of reversing, nullifying, or canceling an action or its effects. It involves returning something to its original state or condition before a specific change or event occurred.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. Undoingnoun

   the reversal of what has been done

2. Undoingnoun

   ruin

WikidataRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. Undoing

   Undoing is a defence mechanism in which a person tries to 'undo' an unhealthy, destructive or otherwise threatening thought or action by engaging in contrary behaviour. For example, after thinking about being violent with someone, one would then be overly nice or accommodating to them. It is one of several defence mechanisms proposed by the founder of psychoanalysis Sigmund Freud during his career, many of which were later developed further by his daughter Anna Freud. The German term “Ungeschehenmachen” was first used to describe this defence mechanism. When translated, it literally means "un-make-happen,” which is essentially the core of “undoing.” Undoing refers to the phenomenon whereby a person tries to alter the past in some way to avoid or feign disappearance of an adversity or mishap.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. undoing

   Undoing (noun) is a state of cannot be complete.

   Undoing is a condition of being destroyed to be occupied.

   
   

   Submitted by pinkss5 on September 27, 2015  

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1. • About-face
   • Loosening

How to pronounce Undoing?

1. Alex

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   Daniel

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Undoing in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Undoing in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of Undoing in a Sentence

1. Kevin McCarthy:

   When youre talking about the removal of the president of the United States, undoing democracy, undoing what the American public had voted for, I think that individual should come before the committee.

2. Ross Garber:

   This is undoing the will of the voters, make no mistake, that's what you're considering doing.

3. Tom Hardin:

   I am my own undoing.

4. The Sentry managing director:

   Unlike the pardons and regulatory changes done openly, or any of Treasury’s normal methods for undoing sanctions, this was done behind closed doors not only to the public but many professionals in the government as well.

5. Eva Young:

   To think too long about doing a thing often becomes its undoing.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Undoing
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Undoing
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Undoing
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Undoing
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Undoing