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undoing.

The act of loosening or unfastening

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ʌnˈduːɪŋ/
  1. The act of loosening or unfastening

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

    In the end, his jealousy was his undoing.
  3. Annulment; reversal

Where this word comes from

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

verb/ʌnˈduːɪŋ/
  1. present participle and gerund of undo

    form-of · gerund · participle · present
Where this word comes from

From Middle English undoynge, undoand, from Old English undōnde (“undoing”), from Proto-Germanic *andadōndz, present participle of *andadōną (“to undo”). Cognate with Dutch ontdoend (“undoing”).

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