Definition
Meaning of 'doom'
Meaning of 'doom' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Doom 
[ v. t.]
- Judgment; judicial sentence; penal decree; condemnation. [ v. t.]- That to which one is doomed or sentenced; destiny or fate, esp. unhappy destiny; penalty.
- Ruin; death.
- Discriminating opinion or judgment; discrimination; discernment; decision.
- To judge; to estimate or determine as a judge.
- 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.
- To ordain as penalty; hence, to mulct or fine.
- To assess a tax upon, by estimate or at discretion.
- To destine; to fix irrevocably the destiny or fate of; to appoint, as by decree or by fate.
Meaning of 'doom' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. doom [ n]
[ n]Meaning (1):
- an unpleasant or disastrous destiny
- an unpleasant or disastrous destiny
Example in sentence:
- 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
2. doom [ v]
[ v]Meaning (2):
- pronounce a sentence on (somebody) in a court of law
- pronounce a sentence on (somebody) in a court of law
Example in sentence:
- He was condemned to ten years in prison
Meaning (3):
- decree or designate beforehand
- decree or designate beforehand
Example in sentence:
- She was destined to become a great pianist
Meaning (4):
- make certain of the failure or destruction of
- make certain of the failure or destruction of
Example in sentence:
- This decision will doom me to lose my position
Nearby Topics:
See 'doom' also in:
Recent Article
Categories
- Business Studies
- Banking & Finance
- Management & Organization Studies
- HRM & Labor Studies
- Management Information System
- Accounting & Auditing
- Marketing & Public Relations
- Entrepreneurship & Small Business
- Psychology & Behavioral Science
- Computer Programming
- Automotive Engineering
- Computer Networking
- Medical & Health Science
- Microbiology