Definitions for undoingʌnˈdu ɪŋ

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

un•do•ingʌnˈdu ɪŋ(n.)

  1. the reversing of what has been done; annulling.

  2. the action of ruining or destroying.

  3. a cause of destruction or ruin.

  4. the act of unfastening or loosing.

Origin of undoing:

1300–50

Princeton's WordNet

  1. undoing(noun)

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

  2. untying, undoing, unfastening(noun)

    loosening the ties that fasten something

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

Wiktionary

  1. undoing(Noun)

    That which defeats.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Undoing(noun)

    the reversal of what has been done

  2. Undoing(noun)

    ruin


Translations for undoing

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

undoing(noun)

(the cause of) ruin or disaster

Gambling was his undoing.

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