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doom

doom [ doom ]


noun  (plural dooms)
Definition:
 
1. disastrous destiny: a dreadful fate, especially death or utter ruin

2. official judgment: an official judgment on somebody ( formal )

3. christianity  ( archaic )
Same as  Judgment Day




transitive verb  (past and past participle doomed, present participle doom·ing, 3rd person present singular dooms)
Definition:
 
destine somebody or something to disaster: to condemn somebody or something to a dreadful fate

[ Old English dōm "judgment, sentence, law" < Indo-European, "set, put"]
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