Doom (Verb)
Meaning 1
Make certain of the failure or destruction of; "This decision will doom me to lose my position".
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- Their refusal to adapt will doom the company to bankruptcy.
- His arrogant decisions will ultimately doom his political career.
- The city's decision to reject the developer's proposal will doom the project to failure.
- Her lack of preparation will doom her to fail the exam.
- The government's inaction will doom the environment to irreversible damage.
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Meaning 2
Decree or designate beforehand; "She was destined to become a great pianist".
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- The prophecy seemed to doom the kingdom to a period of drought and famine.
- The critics' scathing reviews would doom the play to an early closure.
- The new evidence was likely to doom the defendant's chances of acquittal.
- By ignoring the warnings, the company doomed itself to financial ruin.
- The corrupt government's actions would ultimately doom the country to a life of poverty and hardship.
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Meaning 3
Pronounce a sentence on (somebody) in a court of law; "He was condemned to ten years in prison".
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- The judge did not hesitate to doom the murderer to life in prison without parole.
- She was doomed to a lifetime of servitude after being convicted of theft.
- The jury returned a verdict that would doom the defendant to decades behind bars.
- He was doomed to hard labor for his crimes against the state.
- The judge's words doomed the convicted felon to a fate worse than death.