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doomed
adjective
noun
marked for certain death
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duːmd
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adjective
marked for certain death
“the black spot told the old sailor he was doomed”
adjective
(usually followed by ‘to’) determined by tragic fate
“doomed to unhappiness”
adjective
marked by or promising bad fortune
“their business venture was doomed from the start”
adjective
in danger of the eternal punishment of Hell
“poor damned souls”
noun
people who are destined to die soon
“the agony of the doomed was in his voice”
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the black spot told the old sailor he was doomed
doomed to unhappiness
fated to be the scene of Kennedy's assassination
their business venture was doomed from the start
an ill-fated business venture
an ill-starred romance
{'source': 'W.H.Prescott', 'text': 'the unlucky prisoner was again put in irons'}
poor damned souls
the agony of the doomed was in his voice
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