undermine

debilitar, socavar

Restar fuerza a un esfuerzo, una relación o una creencia, o reducir sus posibilidades de éxito.

En inglés sencillo: To make an effort, relationship, or belief weaker or less likely to succeed.

• His lies undermine our trust.
• Constant criticism undermined her confidence.
• These delays could undermine our efforts to finish on time.

Sinónimos: weaken, damage, sabotage

Antónimos: strengthen, support

Expresiones frecuentes: undermine confidence, undermine someone’s efforts, undermine trust, undermine authority

socavar, erosionar

Quitar tierra o apoyo debajo de algo, debilitándolo o haciendo que pueda caerse.

En inglés sencillo: To remove earth or support from below something, making it weak or likely to fall.

• Floodwater undermined the garden wall.
• The river is undermining the bank beneath the road.
• Soldiers dug tunnels to undermine the castle’s foundations.

Sinónimos: sap, erode

Antónimos: support

Expresiones frecuentes: undermine a wall, undermine the foundations, undermine a bank