Verb: doom doom
- Decree or designate beforehand
"The prophecy doomed him to a life of solitude";
- destine, fate, designate
- Make certain of the failure or destruction of
"This decision will doom me to lose my position"
- (law) pronounce a sentence on (somebody) in a court of law
"He was doomed to ten years in prison";
- sentence, condemn
- An unpleasant or disastrous destiny
"everyone was aware of the approaching doom but was helpless to avoid it";
- doomsday, day of reckoning, end of the world
Derived forms: doomed, dooming, dooms
Type of: assure, declare, destiny, ensure, fate, guarantee, insure, kismet, ordain, pronounce, secure
Encyclopedia: Doom, Gloom, Heartache, and Whiskey