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undermine

verb

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To weaken support, confidence, or effectiveness, often gradually or indirectly.

Unexplained exceptions can undermine confidence in an otherwise clear policy.
Dictionary practice example.
Repeated promises of space that never became available would undermine confidence in the organizers.
From Working Through Resistance.
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