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   doom

   /duːm/

   noun

   • 1. death, destruction, or some other terrible fate: "the aircraft was sent crashing to its doom in the water" Similar destructiondownfallgrim/terrible fateruinruinationrack and ruincatastrophedisasterextinctionannihilationdeathendterminationrare:quietus
   • ▪ (in Christian belief) the Last Judgement: "a day like that of the last doom"

   verb

   • 1. condemn to certain death or destruction: "fuel was spilling out of the damaged wing and the aircraft was doomed"
   • ▪ cause to have an unfortunate and inescapable outcome: "her plan was doomed to failure"

   Word Origin Old Englishdōm ‘statute, judgement’, of Germanic origin, from a base meaning ‘to put in place’; related to do1.

   Scrabble Points: 7

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