doom
doohm
- n an unpleasant or disastrous destiny
everyone was aware of the approaching doom but was helpless to avoid it - v decree or designate beforehand
- v pronounce a sentence on (somebody) in a court of law
- v make certain of the failure or destruction of
This decision will doom me to lose my position
- Y2K is a magnet for fringe zealots and theorists of every sort -- witness the assorted doom-related sites below: The Y2K Cruise If you'd rather skip the fall of civilization .
- Since the nation was not doomed to economic collapse last week, Republicans decided that it was time to challenge Democrats who cried that it was.
- This time the energy level is higher, the tempo brisker; a nice sense of doom crawls up the spine of the narrative.