Definition
Weakening or damaging someone or something gradually, especially by subtle or hidden means, or the present participle of undermine.
Etymology
From 'under-' (beneath) and 'mine' (to excavate). Originally a literal term for digging tunnels beneath structures; metaphorically extended to mean weakening foundations of anything—physical or abstract.
Kelly Says
The word started as a military term describing tunnel warfare to collapse enemy fortifications, which is why modern psychological manipulation is described the same way—both literally and figuratively destroy foundations from below!
Translations
BNবাংলা
ক্ষতি করে
khs-ti kore
CSČeština
oslabuje
os-la-buje
DADansk
underminerer
under-mi-ne-rer
DEDeutsch
schwächen
shvva-chen
ELΕλληνικά
αδυνατίζει
a-di-na-ti-zi
ESEspañol
minando
mee-nan-doh
FAفارسی
ضعیف می کند
d-zayif mi-kend
FISuomi
heikentää
hei-ken-taa
GUGU
કચરા કરે છે
kach-ra kare che
HEעברית
חולל נזק
cho-lel nez-ek
HIहिन्दी
कमजोर बनाता है
kam-jor banata hai
HUMagyar
gyengíti
yen-gi-ti
IDBahasa Indonesia
melemahkan
me-le-mah-kan
ITItaliano
indebolisce
in-deh-bol-i-seh
JA日本語
弱体化している
jaku-tai-ka- shite iru
KO한국어
약화시키는
yak-hwa-si-ki-neun
MRMR
कमी करते
ka-mee kar-te
MSBahasa Melayu
melemahkan
me-le-mah-kan
NLNederlands
zwak maakt
zvaak maakt
NONorsk
undergraver
un-der-gra-ver
PAPA
ਕਮਜ਼ੋਰ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ
kam-zor kar-da hai
PLPolski
osłabia
os-w-ab-ia
PTPortuguês
enfraquecendo
en-fra-keh-zen-doh
RORomână
împiedică
im-pee-di-ka
RUРусский
подрывает
pod-ryva-yet
SVSvenska
undergräver
under-gra-ver
SWKiswahili
huruga
hu-ru-ga
TEతెలుగు
తగ్గిస్తుంది
tag-gi-stu-ndi
THไทย
ทำให้อ่อนแอ
tham-hai-aw-an
TLTL
pinipighati
pi-ni-pi-ga-ti
TRTürkçe
zarar veriyor
zah-rah ve-ri-yor
UKУкраїнська
знижує
zni-zhu-ye
URاردو
تخریب کرتا ہے
tak-hrib kar-ta hai
VITiếng Việt
làm suy yếu
lam-swee-yeo
ZUZU
uhlakanisa
oo-hla-ka-ni-sa