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.

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 the two leads are constantly undone by the messy film swirling around them.

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On the final march, Buffalo moved 60 yards in 13 plays only to be undone when Bullock picked off a fourth-down pass by Allen.

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“The past is over. A sunk cost, if you will. All the pains and losses, the mistakes and misdeeds—none of these can be undone.”

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She ran so fast her hair came undone and popped up in yellow curlicues all ’round her head.

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Six minutes later, all of their work would be undone.

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