doomed
(adjective) marked for certain death; âthe black spot told the old sailor he was doomedâ
doomed, fated
(adjective) (usually followed by âtoâ) determined by tragic fate; âdoomed to unhappinessâ; âfated to be the scene of Kennedyâs assassinationâ
doomed, ill-fated, ill-omened, ill-starred, unlucky
(adjective) marked by or promising bad fortune; âtheir business venture was doomed from the startâ; âan ill-fated business ventureâ; âan ill-starred romanceâ; âthe unlucky prisoner was again put in ironsâ- W.H.Prescott
cursed, damned, doomed, unredeemed, unsaved
(adjective) in danger of the eternal punishment of Hell; âpoor damned soulsâ
doomed, lost
(noun) people who are destined to die soon; âthe agony of the doomed was in his voiceâ
Source: WordNet® 3.1
doomed (comparative more doomed, superlative most doomed)
Assured to suffer death, failure, or a similarly negative outcome.
• See doomed
• blessed
doomed
simple past tense and past participle of doom
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
23 December 2024
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