n. | 1. | Judgment; judicial sentence; penal decree; condemnation. |
2. | That to which one is doomed or sentenced; destiny or fate, esp. unhappy destiny; penalty. | |
3. | Ruin; death. | |
4. | Discriminating opinion or judgment; discrimination; discernment; decision. | |
v. t. | 1. | To judge; to estimate or determine as a judge. |
2. | To pronounce sentence or judgment on; to condemn; to consign by a decree or sentence; to sentence; | |
3. | To ordain as penalty; hence, to mulct or fine. | |
4. | To assess a tax upon, by estimate or at discretion. | |
5. | To destine; to fix irrevocably the destiny or fate of; to appoint, as by decree or by fate. |
Noun | 1. | 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" |
Verb | 1. | doom - decree or designate beforehand; "She was destined to become a great pianist" |
2. | doom - pronounce a sentence on (somebody) in a court of law; "He was condemned to ten years in prison" | |
3. | doom - make certain of the failure or destruction of; "This decision will doom me to lose my position" |
DOOM. This word formerly signified a judgment. T. L.
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