undergang

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verb

To undergo; pass through; endure.

Opposite
overgang
OriginMiddle English undergangen ← Old English undergangan →
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Meanings

verbundergang (third-person singular simple present undergangs, present participle underganging, simple past and past participle underganged)

present singular third person undergangs · participle present underganging · participle past underganged · past underganged

  1. Northern EnglandScotlanddialectalrareTo undergo; pass through; endure.
nounundergang (plural undergangs)

plural undergangs

  1. Northern EnglandScotlanddialectalrareA passage beneath any obstruction, e.g. a roadway tunnel beneath a railway, etc.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
overgang
Also see
tolerate

Origin

  1. Old Englishundergangan“to undergo”
  2. Middle Englishundergangen“to undego, endure, be baptised”
  3. Englishundergang

From Middle English undergangen (“to undego, endure, be baptised”), from Old English undergangan (“to undergo”); equivalent to under- + gang (“to walk, step, go”).

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APA

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MLA

“undergang.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/undergang. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “undergang,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/undergang.

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