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.
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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
- Their destiny was sealed the moment they stepped foot in the haunted mansion, forever changing their fate.
- The fate that would befall them was already predetermined before they even set out on the perilous journey.
- Her dark past seemed to doom her to a life of solitude and loneliness.
- From a young age, he was destined for greatness, his path in life already predetermined by those who knew him.
- The prophecy had foretold of the great disaster that would soon doom the kingdom to eternal ruin.