undone
adjective
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Pronunciation: /ʌnˈdʌn/
adj
Etymology: From Middle English undon, from Old English ondōn, from Proto-Germanic *andadōnaz, past participle of *andadōną (“to undo”), equivalent to undo + -en (past participle ending). Cognate with Dutch ontdaan (“stripped, undone, upset”).
- Not fastened.
“Your flies are undone.”
- Ruined; brought to nought.
“Woe is me, for I am utterly undone!”
“Your hopes are murdered and undone.”
verb
Etymology: From Middle English undon, from Old English ondōn, from Proto-Germanic *andadōnaz, past participle of *andadōną (“to undo”), equivalent to undo + -en (past participle ending). Cognate with Dutch ontdaan (“stripped, undone, upset”).
- past participle of undo