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doom

UK
/duːm/
US
/dum/

Translations

doomnoun
dooms
pl
condamnationDans le sens d’un jugement ou d’une décision finale.
The court's doom was delivered swiftly, leaving no room for appeal.
La condamnation du tribunal fut prononcée rapidement, sans aucun recours possible.
fatalitéSurtout dans le sens d’un sort inévitable, souvent défavorable.
The ancient prophecy spoke of the hero's doom, which he could not escape.
La prophétie antique parlait de la fatalité du héros, à laquelle il ne pouvait échapper.
ruinePour un malheur, une destruction ou une perte grave.
The villagers feared the doom that the approaching storm would bring.
Les villageois craignaient la ruine que la tempête approchante allait apporter.
Additional translations
décretSens archaïque ou juridique ancien.
Synonyms
fate
destiny
death
destruction
ruin
catastrophe
calamity
doomverb
doomed
Past Simple
doomed
Past Participle
dooming
Gerund
UK
/duːm/
US
/dum/
condamnerAu sens de vouer à un sort funeste ou à l’échec.
The lack of preparation doomed the project to failure.
Le manque de préparation a condamné le projet à l’échec.
Additional translations
vouerTourne souvent avec à + nom; registre soigné.
Synonyms
fate
sentence
foredoom
condemn
destine
doomadjective
Used attributively before nouns to denote something connected with or suggestive of disaster or severe negativity.
apocalyptiquePour décrire une situation ou un scénario annonçant une catastrophe.
The report painted a doom scenario for the climate if no action was taken.
Le rapport dressait un scénario apocalyptique pour le climat si rien n’était fait.
Additional translations
funestePlus littéraire ou soutenu.
Synonyms
hapless
predestined
destined
fated
foredoomed
condemned
cursed
star-crossed
ill-starred
ill-fated
doomed

Definitions

doomnoun
A fate or destiny, especially one that is considered inevitable or adverse.
The ancient prophecy spoke of the hero's doom, which he could not escape.
Death, destruction, or some other terrible fate.
The villagers feared the doom that the approaching storm would bring.
A judgment or decision, especially one that is final and irrevocable.
The court's doom was delivered swiftly, leaving no room for appeal.
An ordinance, statute, or legal judgment; a decree (archaic).
The Anglo-Saxon king issued a set of dooms to govern the realm.
doomverb
To condemn to a terrible fate or outcome.
The lack of preparation doomed the project to failure.
To make certain the failure or destruction of something.
The severe weather conditions doomed the expedition from the start.
doomadjective
Causing, warning of, or characterized by impending disaster or great negativity; apocalyptic.
The report painted a doom scenario for the climate if no action was taken.
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