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doom

/duːm/

noun

Meaning

  • Destiny, especially terrible.

  • An undesirable fate; an impending severe occurrence or danger that seems inevitable.

  • A feeling of danger, impending danger, darkness or despair.

  • A law.

  • A judgment or decision.

  • A sentence or penalty for illegal behaviour.

  • Death.

    "They met an untimely doom when the mineshaft caved in."

  • (sometimes capitalized) The Last Judgment; or, an artistic representation thereof.

verb

Meaning

  • To pronounce sentence or judgment on; to condemn.

    "a criminal doomed to death"

  • To destine; to fix irrevocably the ill fate of.

  • To judge; to estimate or determine as a judge.

  • To ordain as a penalty; hence, to mulct or fine.

  • To assess a tax upon, by estimate or at discretion.