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nounpeople who are destined to die soon (Freq. 1)-
the agony of the doomed was in his voice
• Syn: ↑lost• Hypernyms: ↑peopleadjective1. marked for certain death (Freq. 2)-the black spot told the old sailor he was doomed
• Similar to: ↑dead2. in danger of the eternal punishment of Hell-poor damned souls
• Syn: ↑cursed, ↑damned, ↑unredeemed, ↑unsaved• Similar to: ↑lost• Topics: ↑Christianity, ↑Christian religion3. 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
• Syn: ↑ill-fated, ↑ill-omened, ↑ill-starred, ↑unlucky• Similar to: ↑unfortunate4. (usually followed by `to') determined by tragic fate-doomed to unhappiness
-fated to be the scene of Kennedy's assassination
• Syn: ↑fated* * *
doomed adjective1. Under sentence2. Fated3. Destined to inevitable death, failure or ruin• • •Main Entry: ↑doom* * *
doomed adja doomed plan/mission/ship
• • •Main Entry: ↑doom
Useful english dictionary. 2012.