undoing
undoing · undoings
гибель
Verderben, Ruin, Verhängnis
The act of loosening or unfasteningThe act of loosening or unfastening
/ʌnˈduːɪŋ/
Meaning
3 sensesThe act of loosening or unfastening
loosening the ties that fasten something
Ruin; defeat, (also) that which causes defeat or ruin.
In the end, his jealousy was his undoing.
Verhängnis, Verderben, Ruin
ги́бельgíbelʹ
Annulment; reversal
Translations
5 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
that which defeats:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
that which defeats:
Origin
From Middle English undoinge, undoynge, ondoynge; equivalent to undo + -ing.From Middle English undoinge, undoynge, ondoynge; equivalent to undo + -ing.
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Forms
plural: undoingsSynonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- loosening the ties that fasten something:untyingunfastening
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedundo