progressively undermine

Frequency: 6.58.1 per million words

to weaken or damage something steadily and continuously

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  • The constant criticism began to progressively undermine her confidence.
  • Economic sanctions can progressively undermine a nation's stability.
  • Lack of sleep will progressively undermine your ability to concentrate.
  • His repeated lies started to progressively undermine their trust in him.
  • Overfishing progressively undermined the marine ecosystem.
  • The new policy was designed to progressively undermine the opposition's power.
  • Small acts of corruption can progressively undermine public faith in government.
  • Chronic stress can progressively undermine one's physical and mental health.
  • The erosion of democratic institutions will progressively undermine the rule of law.
  • The company's outdated practices progressively undermined its market position.