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doom

/dum/

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What does doom mean?

noun

  1. Destiny, especially terrible.
  2. An undesirable fate; an impending severe occurrence or danger that seems inevitable.
  3. Dread; a feeling of danger, impending danger, darkness, or despair.
More meanings (15)

noun

  1. Death.
  2. The Last Judgment; or, an artistic representation thereof.
  3. (obsolete) A law.
  4. (obsolete) A judgment or decision.
  5. (obsolete) A sentence or penalty for illegal behaviour.

verb

  1. To pronounce judgment or sentence on; to condemn.
  2. To destine; to fix irrevocably the ill fate of.
  3. To be extremely pessimistic about something.
  4. (obsolete) To judge; to estimate or determine as a judge.
  5. (obsolete) To ordain as a penalty; hence, to mulct or fine.
  6. (archaic) To assess a tax upon, by estimate or at discretion.

phrase

  1. Initialism of didn't organize, only moved; used in compounds designating a miscellaneous collection of items which one has failed to properly organize.
  2. Alternative form of doom (“didn't organize, only moved”).

proper noun

  1. A popular first-person shooter video game, often regarded as the progenitor of the genre.
  2. Alternative form of Doom.
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IPA pronunciation

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In the pages of books

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Well, they were glad that he was going West at once, to fulfill his doom where they would not be onlookers.
Willa CatherThe Song of the LarkProject Gutenberg ebook #44
The truth is, that this goodly drummer carried the doom of all enduring relationships in his own lightsome manner and unstable fancy.
Theodore DreiserSister Carrie: A NovelProject Gutenberg ebook #233
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They were suddenly MINE, and lately, as my doom became more and more imminent, they had seemed fading away into little strangers.
Jean WebsterDear EnemyProject Gutenberg ebook #238
Surely there is some horrible doom hanging over us that every possible accident should thwart us in all we try to do.
Bram StokerDraculaProject Gutenberg ebook #345
The wild-wood creature with its deadly foe following tireless on the trail scent, realizes its nearing doom and feels an awful spell.
Ernest Thompson SetonWild Animals I Have KnownProject Gutenberg ebook #3031