Definitions for Undoing
ʌnˈdu ɪŋun·do·ing

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. undoingnoun

   an act that makes a previous act of no effect (as if not done)

2. untying, undoing, unfasteningnoun

   loosening the ties that fasten something

   "the tying of bow ties is an art; the untying is easy"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. undoingnoun

   That which defeats.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Undoingadjective

   Ruining; destructive.

   The great and undoing mischief which befalls men, is by their being misrepresented. South.

2. Undoingnoun

   Ruin; destruction; fatal mischief.

   To the utter undoing of some, many things by strictness of law may be done, which equity and honest meaning forbiddeth. Richard Hooker.

   False lustre could dazzle my poor daughter to her undoing. Joseph Addison, Guardian.

   Fools that we are, we know that ye deceive us;
   Yet act, as if the fraud was pleasing to us,
   And our undoing joy. Nicholas Rowe, Royal Convert.

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1. undoing

   Undoing generally refers to the act of reversing, nullifying, or canceling an action or its effects. It involves returning something to its original state or condition before a specific change or event occurred.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. Undoingnoun

   the reversal of what has been done

2. Undoingnoun

   ruin

WikidataRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. Undoing

   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. It is one of several defence mechanisms proposed by the founder of psychoanalysis Sigmund Freud during his career, many of which were later developed further by his daughter Anna Freud. The German term “Ungeschehenmachen” was first used to describe this defence mechanism. When translated, it literally means "un-make-happen,” which is essentially the core of “undoing.” Undoing refers to the phenomenon whereby a person tries to alter the past in some way to avoid or feign disappearance of an adversity or mishap.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. undoing

   Undoing (noun) is a state of cannot be complete.

   Undoing is a condition of being destroyed to be occupied.

   
   

   Submitted by pinkss5 on September 27, 2015  

Matched Categories

1. • About-face
   • Loosening

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How to pronounce Undoing?

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How to say Undoing in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Undoing in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Undoing in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of Undoing in a Sentence

1. Dror Ladin:

   President Trump's xenophobic wall is already leveling protected lands, desecrating cultural sites, and destroying wildlife, there's no undoing the damage that's been done, but we will be back before The Supreme Court to finally put a stop to this destructive wall.

2. Reginald Blyth:

   If all men lead mechanical, unpoetical lifes, this is the real nihilism, the real undoing of the world.

3. The Sentry managing director:

   Unlike the pardons and regulatory changes done openly, or any of Treasury’s normal methods for undoing sanctions, this was done behind closed doors not only to the public but many professionals in the government as well.

4. Clive Davis:

   From all my personal and professional experience with Whitney from Academy Award-nominee late teenage years to Academy Award-nominee tragic premature death, I know the full Whitney Houston story has not yet been told, i am so glad that Anthony McCarten has committed to a no holds barred, musically rich screenplay that finally reveals the whole Whitney whose vocal genius deeply affected the world while Academy Award-nominee fiercely battled the demons that were to be Academy Award-nominee undoing.

5. James Montesano:

   It is our hope that this incident on February 1st will be an opportunity to expand collective knowledge – beyond ‘sensitivity training’ – regarding the racialized systems in which we all live; and ultimately work towards undoing the negative impacts of these systems on our students, staff and school community.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Undoing
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Undoing
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Undoing
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Undoing
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Undoing
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Undoing