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undoing¹

  • /ʌnˈduːɪŋ/

Where it comes from

From Middle English undoinge, undoynge, ondoynge; equivalent to undo + -ing.

noun undoings

  1. The act of loosening or unfastening
  2. Ruin; defeat, (also) that which causes defeat or ruin. In the end, his jealousy was his undoing.
  3. Annulment; reversal

undoing²

  • /ʌnˈduːɪŋ/

Where it comes from

From Middle English undoynge, undoand, from Old English undōnde (“undoing”), from Proto-Germanic *andadōndz, present participle of *andadōną (“to undo”). Cognate with Dutch ontdoend (“undoing”).

verb

  1. gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of undo

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: untying, unfastening, eliminate, annulling, destruction, downfall, loss, ruination, ruin, end, nullifying, lost, rollback, override, correction, void

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noun that which defeats

Españoldeshacimiento
Françaisperte
DeutschVerhängnis, Verderben, Ruin
Русскийги́бель gíbelʹ

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@misc{undoing_2026,
  title = {undoing},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/undoing},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}