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- Dictionaryundermining/ˌʌndəˈmʌɪnɪŋ/
noun
- 1. the action or process of lessening the effectiveness, power, or ability of someone or something, especially gradually or insidiously: "the greatest threat of all is the undermining of our Constitution"
adjective
- 1. lessening the effectiveness, power, or ability of someone or something, especially gradually or insidiously: "the last straw was an undermining comment questioning my skills"
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Undermining is the present participle of undermine, which means to make someone or something weaker or less effective. Learn how to use this word in sentences with different meanings and contexts from the Cambridge English Corpus.
- English (US)
UNDERMINING meaning: 1. present participle of undermine 2....
- Znaczenie Undermining, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary
undermining definicja: 1. present participle of undermine 2....
- Underoccupancy Charge
UNDEROCCUPANCY CHARGE definition: 1. the official name for a...
- Undercut
UNDERCUT definition: 1. to charge less than a competitor: 2....
- Undermentioned
UNDERMENTIONED definition: 1. used to refer to information...
- Cambridge English Dictionary에서의 의미
UNDERMINING 의미, 정의, UNDERMINING의 정의: 1. present participle...
- English (Uk)
to make someone less confident, less powerful, or less...
- Undermine
to make someone less confident, less powerful, or less...
- English (US)
Undermine means to subvert or weaken insidiously or secretly, or to wash away supporting material from under. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related entries for undermine.
Undermine means to make someone or something weaker, often gradually. Learn how to use this verb in different contexts with sentences and synonyms from the Cambridge Dictionary.
Undermining definition: the act or process of injuring, attacking, or destroying something or someone indirectly or by imperceptible degrees, often leading to a dramatic collapse. See examples of UNDERMINING used in a sentence.
to injure or destroy by insidious activity or imperceptible stages, sometimes tending toward a sudden dramatic effect. to attack by indirect, secret, or underhand means; attempt to subvert by stealth. to make an excavation under; dig or tunnel beneath, as a military stronghold.
Undermine means to make someone or something weaker, often gradually. Learn how to use this verb in different contexts, see sample sentences and find translations in other languages.
To undermine literally means to dig a hole underneath something, making it likely to collapse. But we more often use the word to describe sabotage or the act of weakening someone else's efforts. Originally spelled with a ‘y’ instead of an ‘i’, undermine has Germanic roots and means "to weaken, hinder, or impair."
