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undoing

/ʌnˈduːɪŋ/ noun

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noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about undoing at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

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

verb

  1. present participle and gerund of undo

Origin

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

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