undermining

undermining
The act or process by which something is undermined.

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  • Undermining (chess) — Undermining (also known as Removal of the Guard) is a chess tactic in which a defensive piece is captured, leaving one of the opponent s pieces undefended or underdefended. The opponent has the unpalatable choice between recapturing or saving the …   Wikipedia

  • undermining — Synonyms and related words: answer, complete answer, confounding, confutation, contradiction, controversion, demolition, denial, discrediting, effective rejoinder, overthrow, overthrowal, rebuttal, refutal, refutation, squelch, subversion, upset …   Moby Thesaurus

  • undermining — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun A deliberate and underhanded effort to defeat or do harm to an endeavor: sabotage, subversion. See ATTACK …   English dictionary for students

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  • undermining the foundations of — destroying the base, ruining the foundation, uprooting …   English contemporary dictionary

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