doom

D0340400 (do͞om)n.1. Inevitable destruction or ruin: a tyrant who finally met his doom.2. A decision or judgment, especially an official condemnation to a severe penalty.3. Judgment Day.4. A statute or ordinance, especially one in force in Anglo-Saxon England.tr.v. doomed, doom·ing, dooms 1. To condemn to ruination or death.2. To cause to come to an inevitable bad end; destine to end badly: "With the benefit of hindsight, the fans felt that they knew all along that the Red Sox were doomed to lose" (Daniel L. Schachter).

[Middle English dom, from Old English dōm, judgment; see dhē- in Indo-European roots.]

doom

(duːm) n1. death or a terrible fate2. a judgment or decision3. (Theology) (sometimes capital) another term for the Last Judgmentvb (tr) to destine or condemn to death or a terrible fate[Old English dōm; related to Old Norse dōmr judgment, Gothic dōms sentence, Old High German tuom condition, Greek thomos crowd, Sanskrit dhāman custom; see do¹, deem, deed, -dom]

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n. 1. fate or destiny, esp. adverse fate. 2. ruin or death. 3. the Last Judgment, at the end of the world. v.t. 4. to destine, esp. to an adverse fate. 5. to condemn to death. 6. to ensure the failure of. [before 900; Old English dōm judgment, law; c. Old High German tuom, Old Norse dōmr; compare Skt dhaman, Greek thémis law; akin to do¹, deem]

doom

Past participle: doomed
Gerund: dooming

Imperative
doom
doom

Present
I doom
you doom
he/she/it dooms
we doom
you doom
they doom

Preterite
I doomed
you doomed
he/she/it doomed
we doomed
you doomed
they doomed

Present Continuous
I am dooming
you are dooming
he/she/it is dooming
we are dooming
you are dooming
they are dooming

Present Perfect
I have doomed
you have doomed
he/she/it has doomed
we have doomed
you have doomed
they have doomed

Past Continuous
I was dooming
you were dooming
he/she/it was dooming
we were dooming
you were dooming
they were dooming

Past Perfect
I had doomed
you had doomed
he/she/it had doomed
we had doomed
you had doomed
they had doomed

Future
I will doom
you will doom
he/she/it will doom
we will doom
you will doom
they will doom

Future Perfect
I will have doomed
you will have doomed
he/she/it will have doomed
we will have doomed
you will have doomed
they will have doomed

Future Continuous
I will be dooming
you will be dooming
he/she/it will be dooming
we will be dooming
you will be dooming
they will be dooming

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been dooming
you have been dooming
he/she/it has been dooming
we have been dooming
you have been dooming
they have been dooming

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been dooming
you will have been dooming
he/she/it will have been dooming
we will have been dooming
you will have been dooming
they will have been dooming

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been dooming
you had been dooming
he/she/it had been dooming
we had been dooming
you had been dooming
they had been dooming

Conditional
I would doom
you would doom
he/she/it would doom
we would doom
you would doom
they would doom

Past Conditional
I would have doomed
you would have doomed
he/she/it would have doomed
we would have doomed
you would have doomed
they would have doomed

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	doom - an unpleasant or disastrous destiny; "everyone was aware of the approaching doom but was helpless to avoid it"; "that's unfortunate but it isn't the end of the world"day of reckoning, doomsday, end of the worlddestiny, fate - an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
Verb	1.	doom - decree or designate beforehand; "She was destined to become a great pianist"destine, fate, designateordain - issue an order
	2.	doom - pronounce a sentence on (somebody) in a court of law; "He was condemned to ten years in prison"sentence, condemnlaw, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"foredoom - doom beforehanddeclare - state emphatically and authoritatively; "He declared that he needed more money to carry out the task he was charged with"reprobate - abandon to eternal damnation; "God reprobated the unrepenting sinner"
	3.	doom - make certain of the failure or destruction of; "This decision will doom me to lose my position"assure, ensure, guarantee, insure, secure - make certain of; "This nest egg will ensure a nice retirement for us"; "Preparation will guarantee success!"

doom

noun1. destruction, ruin, catastrophe, death, downfall his warnings of impending doom2. fate, destiny, fortune, lot They are said to have lured sailors to their doom.verb1. condemn, sentence, consign, foreordain, destine, predestine, preordain Some suggest the leisure park is doomed to failure. condemn

doom

nounA predestined tragic end:fate.verb1. To pronounce judgment against:condemn, damn, sentence.2. To predestine to a tragic end:fate, foredoom.

Translations

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doom

(duːm) noun fate, especially something terrible and final which is about to happen (to one). The whole place had an atmosphere of doom; His doom was inevitable.厄运 verb to condemn; to make certain to come to harm, fail etc. His crippled leg doomed him to long periods of unemployment; The project was doomed to failure; He was doomed from the moment he first took drugs.注定

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crack of doom

1. The Christian Day of Judgment, when God assigns an eternal fate to all individual humans; a sound or signal heralding that day. You may have been acquitted of your crimes by a court of law, but you will have to face the punishment for them at the crack of doom. The sky blackened and lightning flashed violently across the sky, with thunder booming like a crack of doom.2. By extension, the apocalypse or end of the world, or a signal thereof. Many feared that the Cold War could at any time escalate to nuclear warfare, bringing about the crack of doom.See also: crack, doom, of

day of doom

1. The end of the world; judgment day. Every year, another nut job comes on the air, talking about how we're coming close to the day of doom and that we must all repent our sins.2. By extension, any moment characterized by catastrophe, disaster, or complete ruination. The day of doom in my life was the day my daughter was killed by a drunk driver. It was a day of doom on Wall Street, as the property bubble burst and the economy plummeted to historic lows.See also: doom, of

merchant of doom

A person who always focuses on the potential negative outcomes of a situation. I refuse to watch the evening news anymore because the reporters have all become merchants of doom.See also: doom, merchant, of

prophet of doom

A person who always warns others about possible negative consequences of decisions or actions. Don't tell Rodney about your new plan—he's such a prophet of doom that he'll completely kill your motivation.See also: doom, of, prophet

doom (someone or something) to (something)

To condemn someone to something, such as a particular fate. The rest of the department gave me all of their paperwork at the same time and doomed me to a day of filing.See also: doom

doom and gloom

(A situation) characterized by negativity or futility. The situation isn't all doom and gloom—there are still plenty of good schools that did accept you!See also: and, doom, gloom

gloom and doom

(Characterized by) negativity or futility. The situation isn't all gloom and doom—there are still plenty of good schools that did accept you!See also: and, doom, gloom

doom someone or something to something

to destine someone or something to something unpleasant. The judgment doomed her to a life in prison. Your insistence on including that rigid clause doomed the contract to failure.See also: doom

crack of doom

a peal of thunder announcing the Day of Judgement. The idea of thunder announcing the Last Judgement comes from several passages in the book of Revelation (e.g., 6:1, 8:5).See also: crack, doom, of

doom and gloom

a general feeling of pessimism or despondency. This expression, sometimes found as gloom and doom , was particularly pertinent to fears about a nuclear holocaust during the cold war period of the 1950s and 1960s. It became a catchphrase in the 1968 film Finian's Rainbow.See also: and, doom, gloom

ˌdoom and ˈgloom

ˌgloom and ˈdoom

a general feeling of having lost all hope and of pessimism (= expecting things to go badly): Despite the obvious setbacks, it’s not all doom and gloom for the England team.See also: and, doom, gloom

a ˌprophet of ˈdoom

a ˈdoom merchant

a person who always expects that things will go very badly: Various prophets of doom have suggested that standards in education are worse than ever.See also: doom, of, prophet

gloom and doom

Utter pessimism, expecting the worst. This rhyming phrase, which is sometimes reversed to doom and gloom, dates from the mid-1900s but became widely used only from the 1980s on. Nigel Rees cites an early use in the musical comedy Finian’s Rainbow (1947), in which a pessimistic leprechaun sings, “I told you that gold could only bring you doom and gloom, gloom and doom.” More recently, Clive Cussler wrote, “Pitt stared at Gunn, mildly surprised that the second-in-command was prey to his own thoughts of doom and gloom” (Sahara, 1992).See also: and, doom, gloom

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noun destruction

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noun fate

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verb condemn

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noun a predestined tragic end

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verb to pronounce judgment against

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verb to predestine to a tragic end

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noun an unpleasant or disastrous destiny

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verb decree or designate beforehand

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verb pronounce a sentence on (somebody) in a court of law

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verb make certain of the failure or destruction of

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