- undoing un·do·ing n
- [ʌn'duːɪŋ]
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Undoing — Un*do ing, n. 1. The reversal of what has been done. [1913 Webster] 2. Ruin. The utter undoing of some. Hooker. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
undoing — un|do|ing [ ʌn duıŋ ] noun be someone s undoing or be the undoing of someone to be the cause of someone s failure: The team s weak defense was their undoing … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
undoing — un|do|ing [ʌnˈdu:ıŋ] n be sb s undoing to cause someone s shame, failure etc ▪ In the end, drink was his undoing … Dictionary of contemporary English
undoing — In psychology and psychiatry, an unconscious defense mechanism by which one symbolically acts out in reverse some earlier unacceptable behavior. * * * un·do·ing (ən dooґing) a defense mechanism aimed at negating or atoning for some… … Medical dictionary
undoing — /un dooh ing/, n. 1. the reversing of what has been done; annulling. 2. a bringing to destruction, ruin, or disaster. 3. a cause of destruction or ruin. 4. the act of unfastening or loosing. 5. Psychiatry. an unconscious defense mechanism through … Universalium
undoing — un•do•ing [[t]ʌnˈdu ɪŋ[/t]] 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 • Etymology: 1300–50 … From formal English to slang
un|do|ing — «uhn DOO ihng», noun. 1. a bringing to ruin; spoiling; destroying; ruin. 2. a cause of destruction or ruin: »Gambling was his undoing. Drink was this man s undoing. 3. a reversing of the effect of something; annulment; cancellation … Useful english dictionary
un·do·ing — /ˌʌnˈduːwıŋ/ noun [singular] 1 : something that causes someone s failure, ruin, etc. My quick temper was my undoing. 2 : a state of failure, ruin, etc. His quick temper helped lead to his undoing … Useful english dictionary
Nīþ — For the cursing pole, see Nithing pole. In historical Germanic society, nīþ (Old Norse: níð; Old English: nīþ, nīð); was a term for a social stigma implying the loss of honour and the status of a villain. A person affected with the stigma is a… … Wikipedia
literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… … Universalium
destruction — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Act of destroying Nouns 1. destruction, waste, dissolution, break[ing] up; disruption; consumption; disorganization. See loss. 2. (fact of destruction) fall, downfall, ruin, perdition, crash, smash,… … English dictionary for students
