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untergraben: undermine — meaning and examples | JadoLearn

Dictionaryuntergraben

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untergraben

undermine

to weaken something gradually, especially confidence, authority, or stability

IPA/ʊntɐˈɡʁaːbn̩/

The main stress in untergraben falls on gra-.

Meaning 1neutral · 88%

to weaken something gradually, especially confidence, authority, or stability

Widersprüchliche Anweisungen untergraben die Autorität der Leitung.

Dauerhafte Desinformation kann das Vertrauen in demokratische Institutionen untergraben.

Offene Geringschätzung untergrub allmählich den Zusammenhalt im Team.

Untergraben usually describes a damaging process rather than an immediate complete destruction.

— undermine trust

Vertrauen untergraben

Use untergraben for processes that erode the basis on which trust, authority, or stability rests.

Choose one answer.

Which verb means gradually weaken trust? Korruption kann das Vertrauen in staatliche Institutionen ___.

infinitive: untergraben
third person present: untergräbt
preterite: untergrub
Past participle: untergraben
auxiliary: haben
Separable: No
prefix: unter
reflexive: No
modal: No
imperative du: Untergrabe!
imperative ihr: Untergrabt!
imperative sie: Untergraben Sie!
Transitivity: transitive
valency patterns: etwas untergraben · Vertrauen/Autorität/Stabilität untergraben

Untergraben usually describes a damaging process rather than an immediate complete destruction.