Dictionary entry

Undermine

Pronunciation: /ʌndəˈmʌɪn/

Pronunciation

/ʌndəˈmʌɪn/

Myanmar Meaning

(v) အဟန့် အတား ဖြစ်စေသည်။ အနှောက် အယှက်ပေးသည်။ undermines, undermined, undermining

Definition

undermine / ʌndǝ'maÇn / v ၁။ ေအာက္ေျခကလိႈက္စားသည္။ cliffs undermined by the sea. ၂။ ေလ်ာ့ပါးေစသည္။ undermine sb's position/ reputation/ authority ❍ Repeated failure had not undermined his confidence.

Examples

  1. Business confidence was undermined by a series of major failures.
  2. Their trading position has been seriously undermined by the minister’s remarks.
  3. Britain was accused of undermining international efforts to reduce pollution.
  4. They had spoken secretly to journalists in an effort to undermine the leadership.