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undoing::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | unfastening, untying |
| Type of | laxation, loosening |
| Derivation | undo |
undoing::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | about-face, policy change, reversal, volte-face |
| Derivation | undo |
Examples of undoing
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There's the slowness of the undoing, which he must have mentioned a dozen times.
From the guardian.co.uk
Locke is still there and will ultimately prove a large part of Smokey's undoing.
From the tunedin.blogs.time.com
When I was in school, we were told it was the Japanese who would be our undoing.
From the time.com
Once a quixotic notion, the idea of undoing health reform has been mainstreamed.
From the theatlantic.com
What aspect of the STEELERS are we over-rating that could lead to their undoing?
From the post-gazette.com
In fact, his record so far is undoing much of what the younger Bush son started.
From the time.com
That exploitive maneuver led to the undoing of the O'Neal experiment in Phoenix.
From the washingtontimes.com
But whoever succeeds him will have trouble undoing the NBPA's prior concessions.
From the economist.com
By the way I hope someone bans this guy Materialscientist, he's undoing my work.
From the en.wikipedia.org
- An act that makes a previous act of no effect (as if not done)
- Untying: loosening the ties that fasten something; "the tying of bow ties is an art; the untying is easy"
- (undo) cancel, annul, or reverse an action or its effect; "I wish I could undo my actions"
- (undo) unmake: deprive of certain characteristics
- (undo) cause the ruin or downfall of; "A single mistake undid the President and he had to resign"
- (undo) untie: cause to become loose; "undo the shoelace"; "untie the knot"; "loosen the necktie"
- Undoing is a 2006 neo-noir drama directed by Chris Chan Lee. The movie is set in the streets of Los Angeles' Koreatown and follows the story of Samuel Kim who returns after a mysterious one-year absence to find redemption from his past. ...
- Undoing is a defence mechanism in which a person tries to 'undo' an unhealthy, destructive or otherwise threatening thought or action by engaging in contrary behaviour. For example, after thinking about being violent with someone, one would then be overly nice or accommodating to them. ...
- Undo is a command in many computer programs. It erases the last change done to the document reverting it to an older state. In some more advanced programs such as graphic processing, undo will negate the last command done to the file being edited.
