undone
undone Lexical Profile
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• adjective
Not fastened, tied, or secured; having come loose or open.
"The toddler tripped on the sidewalk because his shoelaces had come undone."
Not performed, accomplished, or finished.
"With the deadline rapidly approaching, half of the scheduled renovations remained undone."
Ruined, destroyed, or brought to emotional or financial collapse.
"After years of careful planning, the entire enterprise was undone by a single accounting scandal."
Word Nuance & Usage
'Undone' combines two distinct prefixes of identical spelling: the reversal prefix 'un-' (as in 'come undone' or 'unfastened') and the negative prefix 'un-' (meaning 'not done' or 'unfinished'), and it is most frequently used as a predicate adjective following linking verbs like 'be', 'come', or 'leave'.
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Word Origin & Etymology
From Old English 'undon', combining the prefix 'un-' (expressing reversal or negation) with the past participle of 'don' (to do).