单词 | undermine |
释义 | undermine undermine /ˌʌn.dəˈmaɪn/ aep /-dɚ-/ verb [T] ↑Verb Endings for undermine ► C2 to make someone less confident, less powerful, or less likely to succeed, or to make something weaker, often gradually: » The president has accused two cabinet ministers of working secretly to undermine his position/him.» Criticism just undermines their confidence.Thesaurus+: ↑Upsetting and destabilizing • • • Extra Examples:» A succession of scandals and revelations has undermined the government over the past year.» Suddenly she just turned on me and accused me of undermining her.» The country's economic position has been seriously undermined by this affair.» He's been trying to undermine her position by spreading rumours about her.» If you continually criticize children you can seriously undermine their confidence. |
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