undoing

undoing
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
n. downfall, defeat, ruin, reversal. See failure.
II
(Roget's IV) n.
1. [Ruin]
Syn. ruination, downfall, doom, reversal, destruction, misfortune, calamity, overthrow, collapse, trouble, grief, catastrophe, defeat, perdition, shipwreck, smash, wrack, subversion, discomfiture, collapse.
Ant. success*, accomplishment, achievement.
2. [The cause of ruin]
Syn. casualty, accident, mishap, misadventure, misstep, faux pas (French), bad hap, catastrophe, mischance, bad luck, adversity, reverse, blow, trial, affliction, visitation, stroke of fate, slip, blunder, fault, omission, difficulty, failure, error, miscalculation, trip, stumble, fumble, blunder, repulse, discouragement, death-blow, last straw, death knell.
Ant. advantage*, good omen, godsend.
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) n.
ruin, ruination, destruction, downfall, defeat, collapse, overthrow, fall, bane, disgrace, shame.
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) noun 1. The act of destroying or state of being destroyed: bane, destruction, devastation, havoc, ruin, ruination, wrack1, wreck, wreckage. See HELP, LEFTOVER. 2. Something that causes total loss or severe impairment, as of one's health, fortune, honor, or hopes: bane, destroyer, destruction, downfall, ruin, ruination, wrecker. See HELP.

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