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ALL meanings of undoing

un·do·ing
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  • noun undoing shoelaces 1
  • noun undoing zip 1
  • noun undoing the reversing of what has been done; annulling. 1
  • noun undoing a bringing to destruction, ruin, or disaster. 1
  • noun undoing a cause of destruction or ruin. 1
  • noun undoing the act of unfastening or loosing. 1
  • noun undoing Psychiatry. an unconscious defense mechanism through which an attempt is made to reverse a psychologically unacceptable act by doing its opposite, usually repetitiously, in order to relieve anxiety. 1
  • verb with object undoing to reverse the doing of; cause to be as if never done: Murder once done can never be undone. 1
  • verb with object undoing to do away with; erase; efface: to undo the havoc done by the storm. 1
  • verb with object undoing to bring to ruin or disaster; destroy: In the end his lies undid him. 1
  • verb with object undoing to unfasten by releasing: to undo a gate; to undo a button. 1
  • verb with object undoing to untie or loose (a knot, rope, etc.). 1
  • verb with object undoing to open (a package, wrapping, etc.). 1
  • verb with object undoing Archaic. to explain; interpret. 1
  • noun undoing That which defeats. 0
  • verb undoing present participle of undo. 0
  • singular noun undoing If something is someone's undoing, it is the cause of their failure. 0
  • noun undoing ruin; downfall 0
  • noun undoing the cause of downfall 0
  • noun undoing the act of opening, untying, etc. 0
  • noun undoing a reversal of the doing of something done or accomplished; canceling or annulling 0
  • noun undoing the act of bringing to ruin, disgrace, or destruction 0
  • noun undoing the cause or source of ruin, disgrace, or destruction 0
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