undoing

/ʌnˈduːɪŋ/

noun 3

Collocations

ADJ.

dismal, own, tarnished

VERB + UNDOING

becomes, led, praise, prove, started

UNDOING + NOUN

man, tape

PREP.

with

ADV.

often

Definitions

noun

The act of loosening or unfastening

Ruin; defeat, (also) that which causes defeat or ruin.

In the end, his jealousy was his undoing.

So far as the ape was concerned, Sabor reasoned correctly. The little fellow crouched trembling just an instant, but that instant was quite long enough to prove his undoing.

Annulment; reversal

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Synonyms

noun — loosening the ties that fasten something

untying
unfastening

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

In the end, his jealousy was his undoing.

Wiktionary

So far as the ape was concerned, Sabor reasoned correctly. The little fellow crouched trembling just an instant, but that instant was quite long enough to prove his undoing.

Wiktionary

The extra 30 minutes could not separate the sides and led to a nerve-shredding finale that has so often been England's undoing, with a dismal record of just one win in seven shootouts at major tournam

Wiktionary

It was his undoing.

Tatoeba · #839859

To think too long about doing a thing often becomes its undoing.

Tatoeba · #2655606

Praise is the undoing of man.

Tatoeba · #6397825

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