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Synonyms of undoing
(Entry 1 of 2)
something that is the cause of one's ultimate failure or loss of life
- an intractable drug habit proved to be her sad undoing
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undoing
verb
present participle of undo
Synonyms & Antonyms of undoing (Entry 2 of 2)
1
to deprive of courage or confidence
- the sudden shriek undid the campers
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2
to disengage the knotted parts of
- undo a tangled shoelace
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- unbinding,
- unfastening,
- unlashing,
- untying
- (or untieing)
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3
to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy
- the mere mention of the home invasion still had the power to undo her
Synonyms for undoing
- agitating,
- ailing,
- alarming
- (also alaruming),
- bothering,
- concerning,
- derailing,
- discomforting,
- discomposing,
- dismaying,
- disquieting,
- distempering,
- distracting,
- distressing,
- disturbing,
- exercising,
- flurrying,
- frazzling,
- freaking (out),
- fussing,
- hagriding,
- perturbing,
- unhinging,
- unsettling,
- upsetting,
- weirding out,
- worrying
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- aggravating,
- angering,
- annoying,
- bugging,
- chafing,
- chivying
- (or chivvying),
- exasperating,
- fretting,
- galling,
- getting,
- grating,
- harassing,
- harrying,
- irking,
- irritating,
- nettling,
- peeving,
- pestering,
- piquing,
- putting off,
- putting out,
- riling,
- vexing
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- calming,
- composing,
- quieting,
- settling,
- soothing,
- tranquilizing
- (also tranquillizing)
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“Undoing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undoing. Accessed 2 Dec. 2021.
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