Definition of doom

noun (n)

• an unpleasant or disastrous destiny (noun.event)

  Synonym: day of reckoning, doomsday, end of the world
  

  Example:
  Everyone was aware of the approaching doom but was helpless to avoid it.
  

  source: wordnet30
• Judgment; judicial sentence; penal decree; condemnation. (noun)

  source: webster1913

verb (v)

• decree or designate beforehand (verb.communication)

  Synonym: designate, destine, fate
  

  source: wordnet30
• pronounce a sentence on (somebody) in a court of law (verb.communication)

  Synonym: condemn, sentence
  

  source: wordnet30
• make certain of the failure or destruction of (verb.communication)

  Example:
  This decision will doom me to lose my position.
  

  source: wordnet30
• To judge; to estimate or determine as a judge. (verb)

  source: webster1913

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