undone
pronunciation
How to pronounce undone in British English:
UK [ʌnˈdʌn]
How to pronounce undone in American English:
US [ʌnˈdʌn]
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- Adjective:
- not done
- doomed to extinction
- not fastened or tied or secured
- thrown into a state of disorganization or incoherence
Word Origin
- undone (adj.)
- "not accomplished," c. 1300, from un- (1) "not" + done. The same word meaning "destroyed" is recorded from mid-14c., past participle adjective from undo.
Example
- 1. A knot that came undone meant automatic failure .
- 2. Many of us go through life with an array of undone tasks large and small nibbling at our conscience .
- 3. Bathsheba 's bedroom window was open , and looking out of it was a hand-some man , with his red jacket undone .
- 4. The professor has undone his top button , poured himself a nice drink and settled down to share a lifetime of first-class war stories .