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- Dictionarydoom/duːm/
noun
- 1. death, destruction, or some other terrible fate: "the aircraft was sent crashing to its doom in the water" Similar
verb
- 1. condemn to certain death or destruction: "fuel was spilling out of the damaged wing and the aircraft was doomed"
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doom. verb [ T usually passive ] uk / duːm / us / duːm / to make someone or something certain to do or experience something unpleasant, or to make something bad certain to happen: [ + to infinitive ] Are we doomed to repeat the mistakes of the past? doom someone/something to something Mounting debts doomed the factory to closure.
The meaning of DOOM is a law or ordinance especially in Anglo-Saxon England. How to use doom in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Doom.
1. uncountable noun. Doom is a terrible future state or event which you cannot prevent. ...his warnings of impending doom. ...a wicked mermaid who lured sailors to their doom. Synonyms: destruction, ruin, catastrophe, death More Synonyms of doom. 2. uncountable noun.
Doom is death, destruction, the end of the world, the big goodbye. It can also be a verb — if a man twirling a mustache ties you to the railroad tracks, he dooms you to certain death! Doctor Doom is a comic book villain you do not want to mess with. He’s the doctor of death!
a judgment, decision, or sentence, especially an unfavorable one: The judge pronounced the defendant's doom. Synonyms: fate, ruination, downfall, destruction. the Last Judgment, at the end of the world. Obsolete. a statute, enactment, or legal judgment.
Definition of doom noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
DOOM definition: 1. death, destruction, and other unpleasant events that cannot be avoided: 2. unhappiness and…. Learn more.
doom meaning, definition, what is doom: to make someone or something certain to ...: Learn more.
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.
a person who predicts that things will go very badly The prophets of doom who said television would kill off the book were wrong. Definition of doom noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
