English Explanatory Dictionary

undoing

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The act of loosening or unfastening
  2. Ruin; defeat, (also) that which causes defeat or ruin.
  3. Annulment; reversal
verb
  1. present participle and gerund of undo

Pronunciation

/ʌnˈduːɪŋ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-AnotherFriendlyHuman-undoing.wav

Word forms

undoing undoings

Etymology

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

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