undoing
noun
[ ʌnˈduːɪŋ ]
• a person's ruin or downfall.
• "he knew of his ex-partner's role in his undoing"
Similar:
downfall,
defeat,
conquest,
vanquishing,
toppling,
deposition,
ousting,
unseating,
overthrow,
ruin,
ruination,
destruction,
annihilation,
elimination,
end,
collapse,
failure,
loss of power,
debasement,
nemesis,
Waterloo,
labefaction,
undo
verb
• unfasten, untie, or loosen (something).
• "the knot was difficult to undo"
Similar:
unfasten,
unbutton,
unhook,
untie,
unlace,
unbind,
unfetter,
unshackle,
unmanacle,
unbridle,
unlock,
unbolt,
uncouple,
unhitch,
unlink,
unclick,
loosen,
loose,
disentangle,
disentwine,
extricate,
release,
detach,
free,
set free,
liberate,
open,
unseal,
unwrap,
let out,
disconnect,
disjoin,
disengage,
disunite,
separate,
• cancel or reverse the effects or results of (a previous action or measure).
• "there wasn't any way Evelyn could undo the damage"
Similar:
revoke,
overrule,
overturn,
repeal,
rescind,
reverse,
retract,
take back,
rule against,
disallow,
veto,
countermand,
cancel,
annul,
nullify,
render null and void,
invalidate,
render invalid,
negate,
abrogate,
disestablish,
make ineffective,
set aside,
do away with,
wipe out,
bring to an end,
avoid,
vacate,
recall,
disannul,
• cause the downfall or ruin of.
• "Iago's hatred of women undoes him"
Similar:
ruin,
undermine,
put an end to,
put at risk,
subvert,
overturn,
topple,
scupper,
scotch,
sabotage,
spoil,
mess up,
make a mess of,
quash,
squelch,
crush,
harm,
cripple,
impair,
mar,
destroy,
devastate,
play havoc with,
wreck,
smash,
shatter,
annihilate,
eradicate,
obliterate,
defeat,
cancel out,
neutralize,
render ineffective,
thwart,
upset,
foil,
frustrate,
hamper,
hinder,
obstruct,
botch,
blow,
put the kibosh on,
foul up,
muck up,
louse up,
blow a hole in,
do for,
cock up,
rain on someone's parade,
bring to naught,
fuck up,
bugger up,
balls up,
Origin:
Old English undōn (see un-2, do1).
