Doomed - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈduːmd|  American pronunciation of the word doomed
Brit.  |duːmd|  British pronunciation of the word doomed
- this word is a past tense form of the verb to doom
- this word is a past participle form of the verb to doom

noun

- people who are destined to die soon (syn: lost)
the agony of the doomed was in his voice

adjective

- marked for certain death
the black spot told the old sailor he was doomed
- in danger of the eternal punishment of Hell (syn: cursed, damned, unredeemed)
- marked by or promising bad fortune (syn: ill-fated, ill-omened, ill-starred, unlucky)
their business venture was doomed from the start
- (usually followed by `to') determined by tragic fate (syn: fated)
doomed to unhappiness

Extra examples

...had always felt that he was doomed to remain single forever...

The Chiru as a species is doomed to extinction.

The project was doomed from the start.

...a penumbra of despair fell over the doomed city...

...the doomed ship was headed on a straightaway course in the path of the iceberg...

...ay me, we are doomed to listen to that noise all night!...

Our hopes were doomed to disappointment.

The unlucky wight is doomed to speedy death.

Many species are doomed to extinction.

The plan was doomed from the start.

We are all doomed to die in the end.

Shakespeare presents the hero as a noble man doomed to make mistakes.

Their traditional way of life seems doomed to extinction.

The first man who stepped foot on the enemy's soil was doomed at once to die.

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