undoing

English

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʌnˈduːɪŋ/

Noun

undoing (plural undoings)

That which defeats.
His fatal flaw was his undoing. In a sense he defeated himself.
- 1912: Edgar Rice Burroughs, Tarzan of the Apes, Chapter 5
  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.

Translations

That which defeats

Danish: undergang c
Dutch: ondergang (nl) m
German: Verhängnis (de) n, Verderben (de) n, Ruin (de) m
Icelandic: banabiti m

Norwegian: undergang
Russian: ги́бель (ru) f (gíbelʹ)
Swedish: fördärv (sv) n

Verb

undoing

present participle of undo

Anagrams

ounding

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