Doom | Mean of doom in English Dictionary

/ˈduːm/

• Noun
• very bad events or situations that cannot be avoided
1. The sailors had a sense/feeling of (impending) doom as the storm approached. [=they sensed or felt that something very bad was going to happen]
2. The prophets of doom [=people who predict that bad things will happen] say that the Internet will kill off print newspapers.
3. The papers are filled with stories of gloom and doom.
• death or ruin
1. the story of a mysterious creature who lures travelers to their doom
2. Prepare to meet your doom. [=die]
3. The poor economy spelled doom for many small businesses. [=many small businesses would fail because of the poor economy]
• Verb
• to make (someone or something) certain to fail, suffer, die, etc.
1. A criminal record will doom your chances of becoming a politician.
2. The plan was doomed from the start.
3. The treaty is doomed [=destined] to failure/fail.
4. If no one rescues us, we are doomed.
5. a project doomed by the poor/weak economy
6. The species is doomed to extinction.