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doomed

doo·med

UK/duːmd/ US/ˈdumd/ fairly common

adjective

1.

marked for certain death

  • “the black spot told the old sailor he was doomed”
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2.

in danger of the eternal punishment of hell

  • “poor damned souls”
3.

marked by or promising bad fortune

  • “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
4.

(usually followed by `to'') determined by tragic fate

  • “doomed to unhappiness”
  • “fated to be the scene of Kennedy”
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noun

1.

people who are destined to die soon

  • “the agony of the doomed was in his voice”
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