undermined

The safety of American personnel at the American consulate in Libya was undermined by a “stand down order.”

Ford, now with the Middle East Institute, says that in some ways the strikes have “undermined the moderates.”

There are any number of examples of nations at war not allowing themselves to be undermined by journalists.

Blood Sport is filled with big conclusions that are undermined by the known facts.

Many factors ultimately undermined the first old agrarian Jeffersonian dream.

It was the abuse of hashish that, undoubtedly, undermined his constitution, formerly so robust and strong.

Meanwhile it was this foolish habit—nothing more—that undermined the inherent firmness of his nature.

Her resentment of that undermined all the fairness of her logic, and even triumphed over the sword of her suspense.

Such mock-modesty would at once have undermined her arguments.

Thus, the sand will be undermined by the waves, and this will cause the block to fall into the sea.