"undesign" meaning in English

See undesign in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: un- + design Etymology templates: {{pre|en|un|design}} un- + design Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} undesign (uncountable)
  1. The act or process of deliberately undesigning. Tags: uncountable Related terms: antidesign
    Sense id: en-undesign-en-noun-wrtmAHs1 Categories (other): English terms prefixed with un- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 46 54

Verb

Forms: undesigns [present, singular, third-person], undesigning [participle, present], undesigned [participle, past], undesigned [past]
Etymology: un- + design Etymology templates: {{pre|en|un|design}} un- + design Head templates: {{en-verb}} undesign (third-person singular simple present undesigns, present participle undesigning, simple past and past participle undesigned)
  1. To reverse or fail to implement a design; to design something in a way that deliberately rejects the conventions of designing.
    Sense id: en-undesign-en-verb-62AICxve Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 84 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un-: 46 54

Inflected forms

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