word
Doom
Doom
/ˈduːm/Listen
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Syllable breakdown
doom
Dictionary meaning
An unpleasant or disastrous destiny.
Examples
- Everyone was aware of the approaching doom but was helpless to avoid it.
- This decision will doom me to lose my position.
Synonyms: doomsday, day of reckoning, end of the world
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