doom, doomsday, day of reckoning, end of the world
(noun) an unpleasant or disastrous destiny; “everyone was aware of the approaching doom but was helpless to avoid it”; “that’s unfortunate but it isn’t the end of the world”
destine, fate, doom, designate
(verb) decree or designate beforehand; “She was destined to become a great pianist”
doom
(verb) make certain of the failure or destruction of; “This decision will doom me to lose my position”
sentence, condemn, doom
(verb) pronounce a sentence on (somebody) in a court of law; “He was condemned to ten years in prison”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
doom (countable and uncountable, plural dooms)
Destiny, especially terrible.
An undesirable fate; an impending severe occurrence or danger that seems inevitable.
A feeling of danger, impending danger, darkness or despair.
(countable, obsolete) A law.
(countable, obsolete) A judgment or decision.
(countable, obsolete) A sentence or penalty for illegal behaviour.
Death.
(sometimes capitalized) The Last Judgment; or, an artistic representation thereof.
• (undesirable fate): fortune
• entropic doom
• foredoom
• predoom
doom (third-person singular simple present dooms, present participle dooming, simple past and past participle doomed)
To pronounce sentence or judgment on; to condemn.
To destine; to fix irrevocably the ill fate of.
(obsolete) To judge; to estimate or determine as a judge.
(obsolete) To ordain as a penalty; hence, to mulct or fine.
(archaic, US, New England) To assess a tax upon, by estimate or at discretion.
• Odom, mood
Doom
(video games) A popular first-person shooter video game, often regarded as the progenitor of the genre.
• Odom, mood
Source: Wiktionary
Doom, n. Etym: [As. d; akin to OS. d, OHG. tuom, Dan. & Sw. dom, Icel. d, Goth. d, Gr. do, v. t. Do, v. t., and cf. Deem, -dom.]
1. Judgment; judicial sentence; penal decree; condemnation. The first dooms of London provide especially the recovery of cattle belonging to the citizens. J. R. Green. Now against himself he sounds this doom. Shak.
2. That to which one is doomed or sentenced; destiny or fate, esp. unhappy destiny; penalty. Ere Hector meets his doom. Pope. And homely household task shall be her doom. Dryden.
3. Ruin; death. This is the day of doom for Bassianus. Shak.
4. Discriminating opinion or judgment; discrimination; discernment; decision. [Obs.] And there he learned of things and haps to come, To give foreknowledge true, and certain doom. Fairfax.
Syn.
– Sentence; condemnation; decree; fate; destiny; lot; ruin; destruction.
Doom, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Doomed; p. pr. & vb. n. Dooming.]
1. To judge; to estimate or determine as a judge. [Obs.] Milton.
2. To pronounce sentence or judgment on; to condemn; to consign by a decree or sentence; to sentence; as, a criminal doomed to chains or death. Absolves the just, and dooms the guilty souls. Dryden.
3. To ordain as penalty; hence, to mulct or fine. Have I tongue to doom my brother's death Shak.
4. To assess a tax upon, by estimate or at discretion. [New England] J. Pickering.
5. To destine; to fix irrevocably the destiny or fate of; to appoint, as by decree or by fate. A man of genius . . . doomed to struggle with difficulties. Macaulay.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 March 2025
(adjective) (music) marked by or composed of disconnected parts or sounds; cut short crisply; “staccato applause”; “a staccato command”; “staccato notes”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
