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doom
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- pronunciation:
- dum
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
fate or destiny, esp. that of destruction or death.
They embarked on their voyage, never imagining that it would lead them to their doom.- synonyms:
- fate
- similar words:
- death, destiny, karma, kismet, ruin
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| definition 2: |
a judgment or decision made by a court, esp. one accompanied by a severe penalty or punishment.
- synonyms:
- sentence
- similar words:
- penalty, punishment
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| definition 3: |
see "Last Judgment."
- synonyms:
- doomsday, Judgment Day, Last Judgment
- similar words:
- apocalypse
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| related words: |
end, fortune |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
dooms, dooming, doomed |
| definition 1: |
to set on a fixed course, esp. to an unhappy or adverse end; destine.
The error doomed the experiment to failure.He believed that he was doomed to live out his life in prison.- synonyms:
- destine, ordain, predestine
- antonyms:
- help
- similar words:
- damn, fate, foreordain, preordain
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| definition 2: |
to declare a judgment or decision against; condemn.
- synonyms:
- condemn, sentence
- similar words:
- convict
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| related words: |
anathematize, curse, ordain |
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