undone

¹

[ uhn-duhn ]

adjective

1. not done; not accomplished or completed.

undone

²

[ uhn-duhn ]

verb

1. past participle of undo.

adjective

1. brought to destruction or ruin.
2. unfastened ( def ).

undone

¹

/ ʌnˈdʌn /

adjective

1. ruined; destroyed
2. unfastened; untied

undone

²

/ ʌnˈdʌn /

adjective

1. not done or completed; unfinished

Word History and Origins

Origin of undone¹

First recorded in 1250–1300; un- ¹( def ) + done ( def )

Origin of undone²

First recorded in 1300–50, for the adjective; un- ²( def ) + done ( def )

Example Sentences

But England's good work was soon undone as the individual errors and systemic failings that have pockmarked this month surfaced once more.

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As she got up, she noticed her jeans’ button was undone and her belt was missing.

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Ultimately, they were undone by two brilliant individual moments from New Zealand wing Mark Tele'a, which you should be able to take out of the defensive debrief.

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The plaintiff says in the complaint that he lost consciousness and woke up in pain with his pants undone.

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And Tata himself eventually admitted that the "poor man's car" tag was a "stigma" that needed to be undone.

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