undermine
/ʌndəˈmʌɪn/
US pronunciation
American sound/ʌndəˈmʌɪn/
ʌndəˈmʌɪn
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Stress
- 3rd syllable stress
- Vowel
- Schwa vowel
- Ending
- Final e often stays silent
ʌndə - ˈmʌɪn -> undermine
Myanmar meaning
(v) အဟန့် အတား ဖြစ်စေသည်။ အနှောက် အယှက်ပေးသည်။ undermines, undermined, undermining
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- Business confidence was undermined by a series of major failures.
- Their trading position has been seriously undermined by the minister’s remarks.
- Britain was accused of undermining international efforts to reduce pollution.
- They had spoken secretly to journalists in an effort to undermine the leadership.
Synonyms
weaken, dent, chip away at, challenge, destabilize, demoralize, undercut, damage, emasculate, attenuate, blunt, clip one's wings, corrode, cripple, debilitate, dig, dig out, disable, eat away, enfeeble, erode, excavate, foil, frustrate, hollow out, hurt, impair, knock the bottom out of, mine, poke full of holes, ruin, sabotage, sandbag, sap, soften, subvert, threaten, thwart, torpedo, tunnel, wear, whittle away, wreck
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