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doom
[ doom ]
noun
- fate or destiny, especially adverse fate; unavoidable ill fortune:
In exile and poverty, he met his doom.
to fall to one's doom.
- a judgment, decision, or sentence, especially an unfavorable one:
The judge pronounced the defendant's doom.
Synonyms: , , ,
- the Last Judgment, at the end of the world.
- Obsolete. a statute, enactment, or legal judgment.
verb (used with object)
- to destine, especially to an adverse fate.
Synonyms: ,
- to pronounce judgment against; condemn.
- to ordain or fix as a sentence or fate.
doom
/ ː /
noun
- death or a terrible fate
- a judgment or decision
- sometimes capital another term for the Last Judgment
verb
- tr to destine or condemn to death or a terrible fate
Other Word Forms
- Ǵdz· adjective
- ·Ǵdz verb (used with object)
Word History and Origins
Origin of doom1
Word History and Origins
Origin of doom1
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Example Sentences
The government has defended its net-zero policies after Sir Tony Blair said limiting fossil fuels was "doomed to fail" and a new approach was needed.
Sir Tony Blair has called for a major rethink of net zero policies, arguing that limiting energy consumption and fossil fuel production is "doomed to fail".
Beyond these focus groups and other conversations with Donald Trump supporters, there is polling data that greatly challenges the conventional wisdom about Trump's doomed political fortunes.
But a series of blunders meant the heist was doomed from the start and in early 2017 - three months after the robbery - Abbas and several of his alleged accomplices were arrested.
Elon Musk Thought is a dangerous new techno-futurist ideology, which uses the language of “efficiency” to mask an authoritarian attempt to remake human societies that is ultimately doomed to failure.
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