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un·do·ing

(ŭn-do͞o′ĭng)
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.
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undoing

(ʌnˈduːɪŋ)
n
1. ruin; downfall
2. the cause of downfall: drink was his undoing.
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un•do•ing

(ʌnˈdu ɪŋ)

n.
1. the reversing of what has been done; annulling.
2. the action of ruining or destroying.
3. a cause of destruction or ruin.
4. the act of unfastening or loosing.
[1300–50]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. 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. [画像:undoing - loosening the ties that fasten something]undoing - 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
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undoing

noun downfall, weakness, curse, trouble, trial, misfortune, blight, affliction, the last straw, fatal flaw His lack of experience may prove to be his undoing.
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undoing

noun
1. The act of destroying or state of being destroyed:
2. Something that causes total loss or severe impairment, as of one's health, fortune, honor, or hopes:
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Translations
دَمار، كارِثَه
zkáza
ruin
eyîilegging, fall
mahvolma nedeni

undoing

[ˈʌnˈduːɪŋ] Nruina f, perdición f
that was his undoingaquello fue su ruina or perdición
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undoing

[ˌʌnˈduːɪŋ] n
to be sb's undoing → causer la perte de qn
to lead to sb's undoing → mener qn à sa perte
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undoing

nRuin m, → Verderben nt
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undoing

[ʌnˈduːɪŋ] nrovina
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undo

(anˈduː) past tense unˈdid (-ˈdid) : past participle unˈdone (-ˈdan) verb
1. to unfasten or untie. Could you undo the knot in this string? losmaak يَحُل، يَفُك развързвам desfazer rozvázat aufmachen løsne λύνω, ξεκουμπώνω deshacer lahti tegema باز کردن؛ شکافتن avata défaire לְהַתִיר खोलना odvezati kibont membuka losa um disfare ほどく 풀다 išnarplioti, atrišti, atsegti attaisīt; atraisīt membuka losmaken knappe opp, åpne, ta opp rozwiązać خلاصول، بيرته كول، پرانيستل سستول: بې اغيزې كول، ردول، باطلول، ړنګول، ورانول desfazer a desface развязывать rozviazať odvezati, odpeti odvezati knyta (knäppa) upp, lossa เปิด; ปลด çözmek, açmak 鬆開,解開 розв'язувати; розстібати کھولنا tháo, gỡ, cởi 松开,解开
2. to reverse, or destroy, the effect of. The evil that he did can never be undone. omkeer يُبْطِل، يُلْغي развалям desfazer odčinit ungeschehen machen lade ugjort επαναφέρω σε προγενέστερη κατάσταση, αντιστρέφω γεγονός, επανορθώνω deshacer; reparar olematuks tegema جبران کردن؛ خنثی کردن tehdä tekemättömäksi défaire לַהֲרוֹס, לְקַלקֵל मिटा देना poništiti meg nem történtté tesz membatalkan ógilda, afturkalla distruggere, annullare 元にもどす 파멸시키다 atitaisyti likvidēt; atsaukt menarik balik ongedaan maken gjøre om, oppheve, ødelegge naprawić بيرته كول desfazer a anula не воротишь назад odčiniť popraviti poništiti göra ogjord, gottgöra ทําลาย etkisini ortadan kaldırmak 扭轉或消弭...的影響 вернути واپس لينا، مٹانا xóa bỏ, phá hủy 扭转或破坏...的影响
unˈdoing noun
(the cause of) ruin or disaster. Gambling was his undoing. ondergang دَمار، كارِثَه погубване ruína zkáza das Verderben ruin καταστροφή ruina hukatus علت نابودی؛ فنا tuho perte הַגוֹרֵם לַחוּרבָּן उलट-पुलट, बरबादी, नाश propast, uništenje romlás kehancuran eyðilegging, fall rovina 破滅 파멸 pražūtis posts; bojāeja punca kemusnahan ondergang ulykke, undergang, ødeleggelse zguba له منځه وړنه، باطلونه، ړنګونه، تباهي ruína distrugere погибель skaza poguba propast fördärv, olycka, undergång ความหายนะ mahvolma nedeni 毀滅(的原因) напасть تباہي، بربادي sự làm hư hỏng, đồi trụy 毁灭
unˈdone (-ˈdan) adjective
(of work, a task etc) not done, or not finished. I don't like going to bed leaving jobs/work undone. onopgemaak, onklaargemaak غَيْر مَعْمول незавършен incompleto nedodělaný unerledigt ugjort ατελείωτος, ανολοκλήρωτος inacabado, por hacer, sin hacer tegemata انجام نشده؛ به پایان نرسیده tekemätön pas fait; inachevé לא גָמוּר असंपादित nedovršen el nem végzett belum diselesaikan ófullgerður (non terminato) 未完成の 미완성의 nepadarytas, neužbaigtas nepadarīts; nepaveikts tdk menyiapkan ongedaan, onafgemaakt ugjort, uferdig nie zrobiony, nie dokończony تر سره نه رسيدلى por fazer nefăcut; neterminat незаконченный nedokončený nedokončan nedovršen ogjord ซึ่งยังกระทําไม่สําเร็จ bitmemiş, yapılmamış (工作等)未完成的 незроблений, незакінчений نامکمل، ناقص chưa kết thúc, chưa hoàn thành 未完成的
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