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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

UNDOING, ppr. Reversing what has been done; ruining.
UNDOING, n.
1. The reversal of what has been done.
2. Ruin; destruction.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: an act that makes a previous act of no effect (as if not done)
2: loosening the ties that fasten something; "the tying of bow ties is an art; the untying is easy" [syn: untying, undoing, unfastening]

Merriam Webster's

noun Date: 14th century 1. an act of loosening ; unfastening 2. ruin; also a cause of ruin <greed was to prove his undoing> 3. annulment, reversal

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. 1 ruin or a cause of ruin. 2 the process of reversing what has been done. 3 the action of opening or unfastening.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Undoing Un*do"ing, n. 1. The reversal of what has been done. 2. Ruin. ``The utter undoing of some.'' --Hooker.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

If something is someone's undoing, it is the cause of their failure. His lack of experience may prove to be his undoing... = downfall N-SING: with poss

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. Ruin, destruction.

Moby Thesaurus

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