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# doom

noun (doom — uncountable); verb (doom, dooms, doomed, dooming)

«doom» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (noun) Death, ruin or a terrible fate that cannot be avoided. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doom/#m1)
2. (verb) To make something certain to fail or suffer: «The plan was doomed from the start». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doom/#m2)
3. (noun, informal) «doom and gloom» — a feeling that everything will go wrong. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doom/#m3)
4. (old, Bible) Judgement, especially the Last Judgement: «Doomsday» or «the crack of doom». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doom/#m4)

### In the lessons

In stories and films: heroes face doom; villains plot doom; «impending doom» builds suspense. In history: the Domesday Book (an old English survey; not about the end of the world). In everyday talk: «doom and gloom» about the weather or tests; «doomscrolling» (reading lots of bad news online). Phrases: «doomed to fail», «sense of doom», «spell doom for», «prophet of doom».

### Examples

- The ship was doomed when it hit the iceberg. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doom/#x1)
- The knight rode bravely to meet his doom. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doom/#x2)
- Too much rain could spell doom for the picnic. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doom/#x3)
- A feeling of doom came over me before the test. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doom/#x4)
- Stop the doom and gloom — it might be sunny tomorrow! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doom/#x5)
- Without water, the plants were doomed. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doom/#x6)
- The dragon roared, "Your doom is near!" [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doom/#x7)
- “Heavy is my doom!” he groaned. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doom/#x8)

### Note

Uncountable noun. Regular verb: doomed. «Doomed» (adjective) means sure to fail or die. Informal «doomscrolling» is a modern word. The Domesday Book is spelled differently.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «doom» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/doom/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«doom» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/doom.html) on Mova free.