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doom
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[ verb ] decree or designate beforehand
Examples "She was destined to become a great pianist" Used in print (Lt. Col. D.F. Martin, "Will Aircraft or Missiles Win Wa...)Here then is our problem : aircraft are vital to winning a war today because they can perform those missions which a missile is totally incapable_of performing ; but the airfield , on_which the aircraft is completely dependent , is doomed by the missile . (Frank Murphy, "New Southern Fiction: Urban or Ag...)It is clear that , while most writers enjoy picturing the Negro as a woolly-headed , humble old agrarian who mutters `` yassuhs '' and `` sho ' nufs '' with blissful deference to his white employer ( or , in Old_South terms , `` massuh '' ) , this stereotype is doomed to become in_reality as obsolete as Caldwell 's Lester . (Winfred Van Atta, Shock Treatment....)Ask_Tony was doomed from the moment Kupcinet leveled on_it in his Sun-Times column . Related terms |
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[ noun ] an unpleasant or disastrous destiny
Synonyms Examples "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" Used in print (Howard Nemerov, "Themes and Methods: The Early...)His rage assumes a religious form ; that_is , on the basis of his own sinfulness and abject wretchedness , Piepsam becomes a prophet who in his ecstasy and in the name of God imprecates doom on Life - not_only the cyclist now , but the audience , the world , as_well : `` all you light-headed breed '' . (James Thurber, "The Future, If Any, of Comedy,"...)`` The time has come '' , the walrus said , `` To speak of manic things , Of shots and shouts , and sealing dooms Of commoners and kings '' . Related terms |
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[ verb ] make certain of the failure or destruction of
Examples "This decision will doom me to lose my position" Related terms |
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[ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 24734
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[ verb ] (law) pronounce a sentence on, in a court of law
Examples "He was condemned to ten years in prison" Related terms declare declare foredoom reprobate court-martial law conviction disapprobation prison_term convict |
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