"undermining" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: underminings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} undermining (countable and uncountable, plural underminings)
  1. The act or process by which something is undermined. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-undermining-en-noun-nbBLdB2g

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} undermining
  1. present participle and gerund of undermine Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: undermine
    Sense id: en-undermining-en-verb-EYYLy3TJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 77

Inflected forms

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