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undoing

noun
/ʌnˈduːɪŋ/

Etymology

From Middle English undoynge, undoand, from Old English undōnde (“undoing”), from Proto-Germanic *andadōndz, present participle of *andadōną (“to undo”). Cognate with Dutch ontdoend (“undoing”).

  1. inherited from *andadōndz✻
  2. inherited from undōnde — “undoing”
  3. inherited from undoynge

Definitions

  1. The act of loosening or unfastening

  2. Ruin

    Ruin; defeat, (also) that which causes defeat or ruin.

    • In the end, his jealousy was his undoing.
    • So far as the ape was concerned, Sabor reasoned correctly. The little fellow crouched trembling just an instant, but that instant was quite long enough to prove his undoing.
    • The extra 30 minutes could not separate the sides and led to a nerve-shredding finale that has so often been England's undoing, with a dismal record of just one win in seven shootouts at major tournaments before this.

  3. Annulment

    Annulment; reversal

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. present participle and gerund of undo

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for undoing. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA