undoing

Plural: undoings

Noun

• A cause of ruin, destruction, or failure.
• an act that makes a previous act of no effect (as if not done)
• loosening the ties that fasten something
• The act of loosening or unfastening
• Ruin; defeat, (also) that which causes defeat or ruin.
• Annulment; reversal

Verb

• cancel, annul, or reverse an action or its effect
• deprive of certain characteristics
• cause the ruin or downfall of
• cause to become loose
• remove the outer cover or wrapping of
• present participle and gerund of undo

Examples

• In the end, his jealousy was his undoing.
• Not tracking remaining tiles proved to be the undoing of his Words With Friends lead.

Synonyms

loosen, undo, unfastening, unmake, untie, untying, unwrap

Antonyms

make, wrap