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foredoomed

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fore·doom  (fôr-dm, fr-)
tr.v. fore·doomed, fore·doom·ing, fore·dooms
To doom or condemn beforehand.
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foredoomed [fɔːˈduːmd] ADJ (liter) to be foredoomed to do sth → estar condenado de antemano a hacer algo
foredoomed
adj (form) foredoomed to fail or to failure → von vorneherein zum Scheitern verurteilt, tot geboren (fig inf)
foredoomed [fɔːˈduːmd] adj to be foredoomed to failure → essere destinato/a a fallire
foredoomed [fɔːˈduːmd] adj to be foredoomed to failure → essere destinato/a a fallire


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Putting things at the worst, at all events, as in meditation I so often did, any clouding of their innocence could only be-- blameless and foredoomed as they were--a reason the more for taking risks.
Turn Of The Screw by James, Henry View in context
Fraulein Anna, foredoomed to a spinster's life, with her high cheek-bones and large misshapen nose, laid great stress upon character.
Of Human Bondage by Maugham, W. Somerset View in context
He was unaware of her gaze, and she watched him intently, speculating fancifully about the strange warp of soul that led him, a young man with signal powers, to fritter away his time on the writing of stories and poems foredoomed to mediocrity and failure.
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