/duˈmz/ - [dumz] - dooms
We found 3 definitions of dooms from 2 different sources.
NounPlural: dooms |
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doom - 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" | ||
doomsday, day of reckoning, end of the world | ||
destiny, fate an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future | ||
Verb |
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doom - make certain of the failure or destruction of; "This decision will doom me to lose my position" | ||
ensure, guarantee, insure, assure, secure give surety or assume responsibility; "I vouch for the quality of my products" | ||
doom - pronounce a sentence on (somebody) in a court of law; "He was condemned to ten years in prison" | ||
sentence, condemn | ||
declare state firmly; "He declared that he was innocent" | ||
jurisprudence, law the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do | ||
foredoom doom beforehand | ||
reprobate reject (documents) as invalid | ||
doom - decree or designate beforehand; "She was destined to become a great pianist" | ||
destine, fate, designate | ||
ordain issue an order |