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US/duːm/
UK/duːm/
a terrible fate or future event, especially death or destruction, that cannot be avoided
In context
A sense of doom filled the room as the storm approached.
Critics said the new tax would spell doom for small shops.
The captain sailed on, unaware that he was heading for his doom.
Words that go with doom
noun + preposition
- sense of doomHe woke up with a sense of doom.
- prophet of doomHe is a prophet of doom who expects the worst.
adjective + noun
- impending doomA feeling of impending doom stayed with her all day.
- certain doomWithout water, the lost hikers faced certain doom.
verb + noun
- spell doomHigher costs could spell doom for the airline.
noun + noun
- doom and gloomThe news was full of doom and gloom.