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doom

/duːm/ · noun

Meaning

  1. Destiny, especially terrible.
  2. An undesirable fate; an impending severe occurrence or danger that seems inevitable.
  3. A feeling of danger, impending danger, darkness or despair.
  4. A law.
  5. A judgment or decision.
  6. A sentence or penalty for illegal behaviour.
  7. To pronounce sentence or judgment on; to condemn.
  8. To destine; to fix irrevocably the ill fate of.
  9. To judge; to estimate or determine as a judge.
  10. To ordain as a penalty; hence, to mulct or fine.
  11. To assess a tax upon, by estimate or at discretion.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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