A person's ruin or downfall
“Their undoing was their failure to capitalise on at least three overlaps from which tries beckoned.”
The cause of someone's downfall
“The scandalous affair proved to be his undoing, as it led to his career being destroyed.”
An unsuccessful outcome of something planned
The act or state of destroying or being destroyed, especially completely
The Formal act of putting an end to
The action or process of disconnecting or dismembering from a structure or body
The inescapable death of a person
An unforeseen event causing great upset or unpleasantness
A feeling of unease or embarrassment
A critical vulnerability that can be exploited by rivals
Present participle for to unfasten something tied, fastened, or fixed in place
“As he passed through the doorway and entered the vestibule, he carelessly tossed his hat to the coat rack beside the door and then proceeded to loosen his cravat and undo the buttons of his jacket.”
Present participle for to cancel or reverse an action or its effects
“Once a course of action is settled on, it is so difficult to undo the momentum of the action and its direction.”
Present participle for to open or spread out, such as from a folded state or position
“Right there, among those stacks and stacks of paper, you undo the sheets wrapped around him like one long bandage, slowly.”
Present participle for to cause the downfall or ruin of
“It was his craving for status that was eventually to help undo him.”
(rare) Present participle for to bother or cause unease to one's mental or emotional state
“Will you not leave your prating, you would undo me, you are called Godliness, but that is not your name, you are, I understand, a factious fellow, and your name is Stubbornness, alias Singularity, alias Sedition.”
Present participle for to completely destroy or devastate
Present participle for to be victorious over
Present participle for to take off, especially one's clothes or garments
Present participle for to remove goods from (a vehicle, ship, container, etc.)
Present participle for to disprove or refute a statement, theory or belief
Present participle for to make a way through, or into, with physical strength
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