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| 1. | [ adjective ] marked for certain death | |
| Examples: | "the black spot told the old sailor he was doomed" |
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| Related terms: | dead | |
| 2. | [ noun ] people who are destined to die soon | |
| Synonyms: | lost | |
| Examples: | "the agony of the doomed was in his voice" |
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| Related terms: | people | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] marked by or promising bad fortune | |
| Synonyms: | ill-starred ill-fated unlucky ill-omened | |
| Examples: | "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 |
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| Related terms: | unfortunate | |
| 4. | [ adjective ] (Christianity) in danger of the eternal punishment of hell | |
| Synonyms: | damned unredeemed unsaved cursed | |
| Examples: | "poor damned souls" |
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| Related terms: | Christianity lost | |
| 5. | [ adjective ] marked by or promising bad fortune | |
| Synonyms: | ill-starred ill-fated unlucky ill-omened | |
| Examples: | "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 |
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| Related terms: | unfortunate | |
| 6. | [ adjective ] (usually followed by `to') determined by tragic fate | |
| Synonyms: | fated | |
| Examples: | "doomed to unhappiness" "fated to be the scene of Kennedy's assassination" |
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| Related terms: | certain | |
| Similar spelling: |
domed downed Donte |
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