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doom
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noun
verb (used with object)
OTHER WORDS FOR doom
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Origin of doom
First recorded before 900; Middle English dome, dĆm, Old English dĆm âjudgment, lawâ; cognate with Old Norse dĆmr, âjudgment, sentence, court,â Gothic dĆms âsentence, fame,â all from Germanic dĂŽmaz âwhat has been set,â from dĂŽn âto set, place, do1 â; compare Greek thĂ©mis âlawâ (i.e., âwhat has been set, laid downâ); see deem
synonym study for doom
1. See fate.
OTHER WORDS FROM doom
doom·y, adjectivepre·doom, verb (used with object)Words nearby doom
doolally, doolan, doolie, Doolittle, dooly, doom, doom and gloom, doomed, doomful, doom-laden, doom palm
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How to use doom in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for doom
doom
/ (duËm) /
noun
death or a terrible fate
a judgment or decision
(sometimes capital) another term for the Last Judgment
verb
(tr) to destine or condemn to death or a terrible fate
Word Origin for doom
Old English dĆm; related to Old Norse dĆmr judgment, Gothic dĆms sentence, Old High German tuom condition, Greek thomos crowd, Sanskrit dhÄman custom; see do 1, deem, deed, -dom
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