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undoing

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un·do·ing  (n-dng)
v.
Present participle of undo.
n.
1. The act of unfastening or loosening.
2.
a. Ruin; destruction.
b. The act of bringing to ruin.
c. A cause or source of ruin; downfall: Greed was his undoing.
3. The act of reversing or annulling something accomplished; a cancellation.

undoing
Noun
1. ruin; downfall
2. the cause of someone's downfall: his confidence was his undoing
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.undoing - an act that makes a previous act of no effect (as if not done)
policy change, volte-face, about-face, reversal - a major change in attitude or principle or point of view; "an about-face on foreign policy"
2.undoingundoing - loosening the ties that fasten something; "the tying of bow ties is an art; the untying is easy"
laxation, loosening - the act of making something less tight

undoing
noun downfall, weakness, curse, trouble, trial, misfortune, blight, affliction, the last straw, fatal flaw
Translations
undoing [ʌnˈduːɪŋ] nruina, perdición f
undoing [ʌnˈduːɪŋ] nruine f, perte f
undoing [ʌnˈduːɪŋ] nVerderben nt
undoing [ʌnˈduːɪŋ] nrovina, perdita


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The fact is that over-brooding proves the undoing of a man--his complete undoing.
His fancies had for the most part revolved about the unsettled political conditions of Henry's reign, for from these he felt he might wrest that opportunity which could be turned to his own personal uses and to the harm, and possibly the undoing, of the King.
I helped them in emptying the cart, and placing in it some pillows for the wounded man to rest on; and it was only when the driver had mounted to his place, and was starting for the Surgery, that I bethought me of the strange power I possessed of undoing all this harm.
 
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