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Christine Christie Posted 6 years ago
Grammar

Undermining

Consider the following sentence:



"Extremist groups are UNDERMINING the war."



In this context, does 'undermining' mean 'controlling'?



And does (the verb 'undermining') have a negative connotation?

  

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Extremist groups are UNDERMINING the war. In this context, does 'undermining' mean 'controlling'? No.

— Clive

  • Extremist groups are UNDERMINING the war.
  • In this context, does 'undermining' mean 'controlling'?
  • No.
  • It means 'indirectly weakening destroying public support for the war.
  • And does (the verb 'undermining') have a negative connotation?
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Extremist groups are UNDERMINING the war.



In this context, does 'undermining' mean 'controlling'? No. It means 'indirectly weakening destroying public support for the war.

And does (the verb 'undermining') have a negative connotation? Yes, it sounds like it is being done sneakily,

But not that it depends on whether you think the war is or is not

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