doom

doom  (dm)

n.

1. Inevitable destruction or ruin.

2. Fate, especially a tragic or ruinous one.

3. A decision or judgment, especially an official condemnation to a severe penalty.

4. Judgment Day.

5. A statute or ordinance, especially one in force in Anglo-Saxon England.

tr.v. doomed, doom·ing, dooms

1. To condemn to ruination or death. See Synonyms at condemn.

2. To destine to an unhappy end.

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[Middle English dom, from Old English dm, judgment; see dh- in Indo-European roots.]

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doom [duːm]

n

1. death or a terrible fate

2. a judgment or decision

3. (Christian Religious Writings / Theology) (sometimes capital) another term for the Last Judgment

vb

(tr) to destine or condemn to death or a terrible fate

[Old English dōm; related to Old Norse dōmr judgment, Gothic dōms sentence, Old High German tuom condition, Greek thomos crowd, Sanskrit dhāman custom; see do¹, deem, deed, -dom]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	doom - an unpleasant or disastrous destiny; "everyone was aware of the approaching doom but was helpless to avoid it"; "that's unfortunate but it isn't the end of the world" day of reckoning, doomsday, end of the world destiny, fate - an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
Verb	1.	doom - decree or designate beforehand; "She was destined to become a great pianist" destine, fate, designate ordain - issue an order
	2.	doom - pronounce a sentence on (somebody) in a court of law; "He was condemned to ten years in prison" sentence, condemn law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" foredoom - doom beforehand declare - state emphatically and authoritatively; "He declared that he needed more money to carry out the task he was charged with" reprobate - abandon to eternal damnation; "God reprobated the unrepenting sinner"
	3.	doom - make certain of the failure or destruction of; "This decision will doom me to lose my position" assure, ensure, guarantee, insure, secure - make certain of; "This nest egg will ensure a nice retirement for us"; "Preparation will guarantee success!"

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doom

noun

1. destruction, ruin, catastrophe, death, downfall his warnings of impending doom

2. fate, destiny, fortune, lot They are said to have lured sailors to their doom.

verb

condemn, sentence, consign, foreordain, destine, predestine, preordain Some suggest the leisure park is doomed to failure. condemn

Translations

doom [duːm]

A. N (= terrible fate) → destino m funesto; (= death) → muerte f (Rel) → juicio m final
a sense of doom → una sensación de desastre
it's all doom and gloom here → aquí reina el catastrofismo

B. VT (= destine) → condenar (to a) doomed to failure → condenado al fracaso
to be doomed to die → estar condenado a morir
the doomed ship → el buque siniestrado

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doom [ˈduːm]

n

(= ruin) → ruine f
impending doom
a dark atmosphere of impending doom → une atmosphère lugubre où plane la tragédie

(= gloom) → abattement m

vt
to doom sb to sth → condamner qn à qch

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doom

n (= fate) → Schicksal nt; (= ruin) → Verhängnis nt; to go to one’s doom → seinem Verhängnis entgegengehen; to send somebody to his doom → jdn ins Verhängnis stürzen; he met his doom → das Schicksal ereilte ihn; doom and gloom → tiefster Pessimismus; it’s all doom and gloom with him at the moment → er sieht zurzeit alles nur schwarz; it’s not all gloom and doom → so schlimm ist es ja alles gar nicht

vt → verurteilen, verdammen; to be doomed → verloren sein; the project was doomed from the start → das Vorhaben war von Anfang an zum Scheitern verurteilt; the doomed ship → das dem Untergang geweihte Schiff; doomed to die → dem Tode geweiht; doomed to failure → zum Scheitern verurteilt; this country was doomed to become a second-rate nation → dieses Land war dazu verdammt, zur Zweitrangigkeit abzusinken

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doom [duːm]

1. n (ruin) → rovina; (fate) → destino
impending doom → disastro incombente

2. vt (destine) to doom (to) → condannare (a)
doomed to failure → destinato/a al fallimento

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doom

n doom [duːm]

fate, especially something terrible and final which is about to happen (to one) The whole place had an atmosphere of doom; His doom was inevitable. oordeel, ondergang مَصير، هَلاك، مَوْت، شَيئٌ رَهيب участ zkáza, konec, smrt dommedag das Verderben επικείμενη καταστροφή destino, sino, perdición, fatalidad, muerte hukatus, hukk سرنوشت شوم؛ بدشگونی kohtalo ruine, perte אֲבָדוֹן विनाश usud, sudbina végzet malapetaka ömurleg endalok, dauðadómur rovina, distruzione 宿命 액운 lemtis liktenis; nolemtība kecelakaan onheil, ondergang (ulykkelig) skjebne, undergang los, przeznaczenie desgraça con­dam­nare; soartă погибель zánik poguba sudbina undergång เคราะห์กรรม; ชะตากรรม kötü yazgı, fecî akıbet 厄運 доля, фатум برا ، دہشت ناک انجام số phận bất hạnh 厄运

v

to condemn; to make certain to come to harm, fail etc His crippled leg doomed him to long periods of unemployment; The project was doomed to failure; He was doomed from the moment he first took drugs. veroordeel يَحْكُم عَلى، يُقَدِّر، يُدين осъждам odsoudit dømme verurteilen καταδικάζω condenar hukule määrama دچار عقوبت کردن؛ به سرنوشت بدی دچار کردن tuomita condamner לַחָרוֹץ גוֹרָל दण्ड देना osuđen, uklet ítél (vmire) menghukum dæma condannare 運命づける (~) 운명에 처한 pasmerkti lemts neveiksmei kebinasaan doemen (for)dømme skazywać condenar a condamna, a sorti обрекать odsúdiť obsoditi osuditi döma ชี้ชะตา mahkum etmek/olmak 註定 прирікати راندہ، مردود کیا ہوا kết án 注定