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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

Noun

death or a terrible fate

Verb

to destine or condemn to death or a terrible fate [Old English dōm]

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

verb 2. condemn, sentence, consign, foreordain, destine, predestine, preordain

Translations

doom [duːm] n (= fate) → suerte f (= death); muerte f

vt to be doomed to failure → estar condenado al fracaso

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doom [duːm] n (= fate) → destin m (= ruin); ruine f

vt to be doomed to failure → être voué(e) à l'échec

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doom [duːm] n → Unheil nt

vt to be doomed to failure → zum Scheitern verurteilt sein

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doom [duːm] n → destino; rovina

vt to be doomed (to failure) → essere predestinato/a (a fallire)

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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 tuomio, tuho ruine, perte אֲבָדוֹן विनाश usud, sudbina végzet malapetaka ömurleg endalok, dauðadómur rovina, distruzione 宿命 (나쁜) 운명 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 운명짓다, ?수동형으로? ...할 운명이다 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