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Meanings of doom in English

Portuguese
fim do mundo
Catalan
dia del judici final
Spanish
condena

An unpleasant or disastrous destiny.

fim do mundo
Spanish
destinar

Decree or designate beforehand.

destinar
Portuguese
condenar
Spanish
condenar

Pronounce a sentence on (somebody) in a court of law.

condenar

Unavoidable bad situation.

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Usage of doom in English
1
The effect, as my example suggests, can be quite hypnotic or doom-laden.
The ode less travelled: unlocking the poet within
2
And behold; for they too shall in the end behold their doom.
The Koran (Al-Qur'an)
3
It was far from being all doom and gloom for Snedeker, however.
Reuters
4
It was an hour of desolation; it was the day of doom.
Trail's End
5
The construction of the railroads spelled the doom of the wild Indian.
The United States Since the Civil War
6
There's a lot of doom and gloom in the news right now.
The South African
7
The Lord Ruler would have prevented this doom for another thousand years.
Arcanum Unbounded
8
His first coherent thought was that he had just escaped certain doom.
The lonely polygamist: a novel
9
He would continue to think logically, even to the edge of doom.
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke
10
Well, let the doom fall; she had no fear of the Beyond.
The Ghost Kings
11
That ultimately spelled doom for LTCM, known by many as Salomon North.
The quants: how a new breed of math whizzes conquered wall stree...
12
The mustang seems to understand the doom that awaits him in captivity.
The War Trail: The Hunt of the Wild Horse
13
Brenda McNallyreports The property market hasn't meant doom and gloom for everyone.
The Irish Times
14
No matter where you look these days, there is doom and gloom.
The Irish Times
15
Certain of their doom, the two men rose and spoke in concert:
The Southerner: A Romance of the Real Lincoln
16
Jobs in aggregate remain remarkably plentiful, despite gloom and doom on GDP.
The Guardian
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Doom through the time
Doom across language varieties
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Common
South Africa
Common
Ireland
Common
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