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Undoing vs Unmaking - What's the difference?

undoing | unmaking |

As nouns the difference between undoing and unmaking

is that undoing is that which defeats while unmaking is the act by which something is unmade.

As verbs the difference between undoing and unmaking

is that undoing is while unmaking is .

undoing

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • That which defeats.
    • His fatal flaw was his undoing . In a sense he defeated himself.
  • * 1912 : (Edgar Rice Burroughs), (Tarzan of the Apes), Chapter 5
    • So far as the ape was concerned, Sabor reasoned correctly. The little fellow crouched trembling just an instant, but that instant was quite long enough to prove his undoing .

    Verb

    (head)

    • unmaking

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act by which something is unmade.
    • makings and unmakings of political alliances