All 4 Uses of
undermine
in
The Idiot
- He was proud, and flew into a passion; there was a change of local government which acted in favour of his opponents; his position was undermined, complaints were made against him; he lost his post and came up to Petersburg with his last remaining money, in order to appeal to higher authorities.†
Chpt 3.6undermined = weakened gradually
- You are being undermined, pitilessly undermined, and—and it is really melancholy to see you so calm about it.†
Chpt 4.5 *
- You are being undermined, pitilessly undermined, and—and it is really melancholy to see you so calm about it.†
Chpt 4.5
- As to being undermined, I don't know what in the world you are driving at, Hippolyte.†
Chpt 4.5
Definition:
weaken gradually