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Meaning of doom
The primary meaning of the word "doom" is a situation or event that is unpleasant, harmful, or undesirable.
Etymology of doom
The word "doom" originates from Old English "dōm", which means "judgment, decree, or law"
It is related to the Old Norse "dōmr", which means "judgment" and the Gothic "doms", which means "judgment" or "verdict"
The word has been used in English since the 9th century, initially to refer to a formal judgment or verdict, and later to describe a situation or event that is unpleasant or undesirable
Synonyms
calamity
catastrophe
disaster
downfall
demise
destruction
devastation
annihilation
extermination
eradication
elimination
ruin
decay
collapse
failure
misfortune
adversity
woe
misery
affliction
suffering
torment
anguish
despair
hopelessness
gloom
darkness
shadow
menace
threat
peril
danger
hazard
risk
fate
destiny
reckoning
judgment
condemnation
sentence
punishment
retribution
vengeance
nemesis
Definitions
- A situation or event that is unpleasant, harmful, or undesirable
- The fate or destiny that is believed to be inevitable, especially a bad or unpleasant one
- A formal declaration or verdict, especially a sentence of death or condemnation
Usage Examples
- The city was doomed to destruction by the invading army
- The doctor's diagnosis was a doom sentence for the patient
- The impending storm cast a doom over the landscape