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Uncommondoom
The correct spelling is doom.
How to pronounce doom
/duːm/
nounIPA: /duːm/
Say it like: Doo-m
The correct spelling is doom. Destiny, especially terrible. For example: "They met an untimely doom when the mineshaft caved in."
Usage Examples
“They met an untimely doom when the mineshaft caved in.”
“a criminal doomed to death”
Meanings
noun
- 1.Destiny, especially terrible.
- 2.An undesirable fate; an impending severe occurrence or danger that seems inevitable.
- 3.A feeling of danger, impending danger, darkness or despair.
- 4.A law.
- 5.A judgment or decision.
verb
- 1.To pronounce sentence or judgment on; to condemn.
- 2.To destine; to fix irrevocably the ill fate of.
- 3.To judge; to estimate or determine as a judge.
- 4.To ordain as a penalty; hence, to mulct or fine.
- 5.To assess a tax upon, by estimate or at discretion.
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