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undoing
un·do·ing U0065100 (ŭn-do͞o′ĭng)v.Present participle of undo.n.1. The act of unfastening or loosening.2. a. Ruin; destruction.b. The act of bringing to ruin.c. A cause or source of ruin; downfall: Greed was his undoing.3. The act of reversing or annulling something accomplished; a cancellation.undoing (ʌnˈduːɪŋ) n1. ruin; downfall2. the cause of downfall: drink was his undoing. un•do•ing (ʌnˈdu ɪŋ) 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. [1300–50] ThesaurusNoun | 1. | undoing - an act that makes a previous act of no effect (as if not done)policy change, volte-face, about-face, reversal - a major change in attitude or principle or point of view; "an about-face on foreign policy" | | 2. | undoing - loosening the ties that fasten something; "the tying of bow ties is an art; the untying is easy"unfastening, untyinglaxation, loosening - the act of making something less tight |
undoingnoun downfall, weakness, curse, trouble, trial, misfortune, blight, affliction, the last straw, fatal flaw His lack of experience may prove to be his undoing.undoingnoun1. The act of destroying or state of being destroyed:bane, destruction, devastation, havoc, ruin, ruination, wrack, wreck, wreckage.2. Something that causes total loss or severe impairment, as of one's health, fortune, honor, or hopes:bane, destroyer, destruction, downfall, ruin, ruination, wrecker.Translationsundo (anˈduː) – past tense unˈdid (-ˈdid) : past participle unˈdone (-ˈdan) – verb1. to unfasten or untie. Could you undo the knot in this string? 鬆開,解開 松开,解开 2. to reverse, or destroy, the effect of. The evil that he did can never be undone. 扭轉或消弭…的影響 扭转或破坏…的影响unˈdoing noun (the cause of) ruin or disaster. Gambling was his undoing. 毀滅(的原因) 毁灭unˈdone (-ˈdan) adjective (of work, a task etc) not done, or not finished. I don't like going to bed leaving jobs/work undone. (工作等)未完成的 未完成的undoing
undoing[ən′dü·iŋ] (psychology) A defense mechanism by which something unacceptable and already done is symbolically acted out in reverse, usually repetitiously, in the hope of relieving anxiety. undoing
undoing [un-doo´ing] a defense mechanism aimed at negating or atoning for some disapproved act or impulse by performing an action that is somehow opposite to that feared; most commonly seen in the rituals accompanying obsessive-compulsive disorder.un·do·ing (ŭn-dū'ing), In psychology and psychiatry, an unconscious defense mechanism by which one symbolically acts out in reverse some earlier unacceptable behavior.undoing
Synonyms for undoingnoun downfallSynonyms- downfall
- weakness
- curse
- trouble
- trial
- misfortune
- blight
- affliction
- the last straw
- fatal flaw
Synonyms for undoingnoun the act of destroying or state of being destroyedSynonyms- bane
- destruction
- devastation
- havoc
- ruin
- ruination
- wrack
- wreck
- wreckage
noun something that causes total loss or severe impairment, as of one's health, fortune, honor, or hopesSynonyms- bane
- destroyer
- destruction
- downfall
- ruin
- ruination
- wrecker
Synonyms for undoingnoun an act that makes a previous act of no effect (as if not done)Related Words- policy change
- volte-face
- about-face
- reversal
noun loosening the ties that fasten somethingSynonymsRelated Words |