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Doom

/duːm/

Destiny, especially terrible.

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📖 Definitions of "Doom"

noun

1
Destiny, especially terrible.
2
An undesirable fate; an impending severe occurrence or danger that seems inevitable.
3
A feeling of danger, impending danger, darkness or despair.
4
A law.

verb

1
To pronounce sentence or judgment on; to condemn.
"a criminal doomed to death"
2
To destine; to fix irrevocably the ill fate of.
3
To judge; to estimate or determine as a judge.
4
To ordain as a penalty; hence, to mulct or fine.

🔄 Synonyms of "Doom"

7 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
condemnverb	(transitive) To strongly criticise or denounce; to excoriate.
designateverb	To mark out and make known; to point out; to indicate; to show; to distinguish by marks or description
sentencenoun	(grammar) A grammatically complete series of words consisting of a subject and predicate, even if one or the other is implied. In modern writing, when using e.g. the Latin, Greek or Cyrillic alphabets, typically beginning with a capital letter and ending with a full stop or other punctuation.
doomsdaynoun	The day when God is expected to judge the world; the end times.
destineverb	To preordain.
day of reckoningnoun	(by extension) Any time or event at which responsibility will be assigned.
fatenoun	The presumed cause, force, principle, or divine will that predetermines events.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Doom"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
condemnverb	(transitive) To strongly criticise or denounce; to excoriate.
doomsdaynoun	The day when God is expected to judge the world; the end times.
day of reckoningnoun	(by extension) Any time or event at which responsibility will be assigned.
fatenoun	The presumed cause, force, principle, or divine will that predetermines events.
destineverb	To preordain.
sentencenoun	(grammar) A grammatically complete series of words consisting of a subject and predicate, even if one or the other is implied. In modern writing, when using e.g. the Latin, Greek or Cyrillic alphabets, typically beginning with a capital letter and ending with a full stop or other punctuation.
designateverb	To mark out and make known; to point out; to indicate; to show; to distinguish by marks or description
miserynoun	Great unhappiness; extreme pain of body or mind; wretchedness; distress; woe.
damned	(mildly vulgar) Very.
plightnoun	A dire or unfortunate situation.
cursed	Under some divine harm, malady, or other curse.
woenoun	Great sadness or distress; a misfortune causing such sadness.
pessimismnoun	A general belief that bad things will happen.
sadnessnoun	(uncountable) The state or emotion of being sad.
cursenoun	A prayer or imprecation that harm may befall someone.
sadnoun	Alternative form of saad (“Arabic letter”). [The letter ص in the Arabic script.]
sorrownoun	(uncountable) unhappiness, woe
misfortunenoun	(uncountable) Bad luck.
goddamnnoun	(vulgar, colloquial, chiefly in the negative) A more emphatic form of damn.
disgracenoun	The condition of being out of favor; loss of favor, regard, or respect.