doom

doom · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    Death, destruction, or a terrible fate.

  2. 2.

    To condemn to a terrible fate or destruction.

  3. 3.

    A judgment or decision, especially an unfavorable one.

Phrases & expressions

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    doom and gloom — a feeling of pessimism or despair
  • •
    seal someone's doom — to make someone's fate certain
  • •
    prophet of doom — someone who predicts disaster

Related words

Antonyms: deliverance, salvation
See also: destiny, doomed, fate
Synonyms: catastrophe, destruction, fate, ruin

Etymology

From Old English dom ("judgment, law, decree"), from Proto-Germanic domaz. Related to deem.