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Meaning of DOOMED

Pronunciation:  d'oomd

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  people who are destined to die soon; "the agony of the doomed was in his voice"
  2. [adj]  marked for certain death; "the black spot told the old sailor he was doomed"
  3. [adj]  (usually followed by `to') determined by tragic fate; "doomed to unhappiness"; "fated to be the scene of Kennedy's assassination"
  4. [adj]  marked by or promising bad fortune; "their business venture was doomed from the start"; "an ill-fated business venture"; "an ill-starred romance"; "the unlucky prisoner was again put in irons"- W.H.Prescott
  5. [adj]  (Christianity) in danger of the eternal punishment of hell; "poor damned souls"
 
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 Synonyms: certain, cursed, damned, dead, fated, ill-fated, ill-omened, ill-starred, lost, lost, sure, unfortunate, unlucky, unredeemed, unsaved
 
 See Also: people

 

 

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 Related Terms: accursed, appointed, bewitched, condemned, cursed, damned, destined, devoted, fatal, fated, fateful, foredoomed, foreordained, futile, ill-fated, in store, in the cards, inevitable, lost, luckless, marked, ordained, predestined, star-crossed, vain, written
 

 

 

 

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