Undoing

Pronunciation: /ənˈduːɪŋ/

Undoing (noun)

  1. the reason why someone fails or something goes wrong.
  2. the act of reversing or canceling an action or decision.

Examples

  • His impatience was his undoing in the competition.
  • The company's undoing was its inability to adapt to new technology.

Common collocations: lead to undoing, result in undoing, be someone's undoing, undoing of a decision, process of undoing

Synonyms of Undoing

Formal

Neutral

Antonyms of Undoing

  • — when referring to finishing an action
  • — when referring to achieving a goal