| VERB | communication | doom, destine, fate, designate | decree or designate beforehand |
|---|---|---|---|
| communication | doom, sentence, condemn | pronounce a sentence on (somebody) in a court of law | |
| communication | doom | make certain of the failure or destruction of | |
| NOUN | event | doom, doomsday, day of reckoning, end of the world | an unpleasant or disastrous destiny |
| Sounds | duw'm | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abloom ... zoom: 56 rhymes with uwm... | |
| Meaning | An unpleasant or disastrous destiny. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "everyone was aware of the approaching doom but was helpless to avoid it" | |
| Synonyms | doomsday, day of reckoning, end of the world | |
| Broader | destiny, fate | An event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen / happen in the future |
| Spanish | condena, fin del mundo | |
| Catalan | dia del judici final | |
| Verbs | doom | make certain of the failure or destruction of |
| Meaning | Decree or designate beforehand. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE | |
| Synonyms | destine, fate, designate | |
| Broader | ordain | issue an order |
| Spanish | designar, destinar, estar destinado, predecir, tener un destino | |
| Catalan | designar | |
| Meaning | pronounce a sentence on (somebody) in a court of law. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE | |
| Synonyms | sentence, condemn | |
| Category | law, jurisprudence | The collection of rules imposed by authority |
| Entails | convict | Find or declare guilty |
| Narrower | foredoom | doom beforehand |
| reprobate | abandon to eternal damnation | |
| Broader | declare | state emphatically and authoritatively |
| Spanish | castigar, censurar, condenar, sentenciar | |
| Catalan | castigar, censurar, condemnar, damnar, sentenciar | |
| Meaning | make certain of the failure or destruction of. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "This decision will doom me to lose my position" | |
| Broader | guarantee, ensure, insure, assure, secure | make certain of |
| Nouns | doom | an unpleasant or disastrous destiny |
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