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View usage for: (ʌnduːɪŋ) 1. singular noun [with poss]If something is someone's undoing, it is the cause of their failure. His lack of experience may prove to be his undoing. Issues of national defense have been the undoing of Democratic candidates. Synonyms: downfall, weakness, curse, trouble More Synonyms of undoing 2. See also undo More Synonyms of undoing undoing in British English (ʌnˈduːɪŋ) noun2. the cause of downfall drink was his undoing undoing in American English (ʌnˈduɪŋ) noun1. the act of opening, untying, etc. 2. a reversal of the doing of something done or accomplished; canceling or annulling 3. the act of bringing to ruin, disgrace, or destruction 4. the cause or source of ruin, disgrace, or destruction Examples of 'undoing' in a sentenceundoing In other languagesundoing British English: undoing NOUN If something is someone's undoing, it is the cause of their failure. His lack of experience may prove to be his undoing. - American English: undoing
- Brazilian Portuguese: ruína
- Chinese: 失败的原因
- European Spanish: ruina
- French: perte
- German: Verderben
- Italian: rovina
- Japanese: 失敗の原因
- Korean: 실패의 원인
- European Portuguese: ruína
- Latin American Spanish: ruina
Definition the cause of someone's downfall His lack of experience may prove to be his undoing. Synonyms downfall weakness trouble the last straw fatal flaw Synonyms defeat shame disgrace overturnruination Additional synonymsDefinition something that causes physical or mental suffering Hay fever is an affliction that arrives at an early age. Synonyms misfortune, suffering, trouble, trial, disease, pain, distress, grief, misery, plague (informal), curse, ordeal, sickness, torment, hardship, sorrow, woe, adversity, calamity, scourge, tribulation, wretchedness Definition a person or thing that spoils or prevents growth urban blight and unacceptable poverty Synonyms curse, suffering, evil, depression, corruption, distress, pollution, misery, plague (informal), hardship, woe, misfortune, contamination, adversity, scourge, affliction, bane, wretchedness Definition the act of falling down or falling to pieces Floods and a collapse of the tunnel roof were a constant risk. Synonyms falling down, ruin, falling apart, cave-in, disintegration, subsidenceAdditional synonymsDefinition something that causes great trouble or harm She has worked hard to reverse the curse of racism. Synonyms affliction, evil, plague (informal), scourge, cross, trouble, disaster, burden, ordeal, torment, hardship, misfortune, calamity, tribulation, bane, vexationDefinition the act of destroying something or state of being destroyed the extensive destruction caused by the rioters Synonyms ruin, havoc, wreckage, crushing, wrecking, shattering, undoing, demolition, devastation, annihilation, ruination He suffered the humiliation of bankruptcy. Synonyms embarrassment, shame, disgrace, humbling, put-down, degradation, affront, indignity, chagrin, ignominy, dishonour, mortification, loss of face, abasement, self-abasement Definition an unfortunate event He had had his full share of misfortunes. Synonyms mishap, loss, trouble, trial, blow, failure, accident, disaster, reverse, tragedy, harm, misery, setback, hardship, calamity, affliction, tribulation, whammy (informal), misadventure, bummer (slang), mischance, stroke of bad luck, evil chance Definition downfall or destruction They were charged with plotting the overthrow of the state. Synonyms downfall, end, fall, defeat, collapse, ruin, destruction, breakdown, ousting, undoing, rout, suppression, displacement, subversion, deposition, unseating, subjugation, dispossession, disestablishment, dethronement a striking reversal of policy Synonyms change, overturning, setting aside, undoing, repeal, quashing, overruling, rescinding, retraction, revocation, abrogation, vetothe trials of adolescence Synonyms hardship, suffering, trouble, pain, load, burden, distress, grief, misery, ordeal, hard times, woe, unhappiness, adversity, affliction, tribulation, wretchedness, vexation, cross to bear |