Origin of doom
OTHER WORDS FROM doom
doom·y, adjective pre·doom, verb (used with object) self-doomed, adjectiveWords nearby doom
doolally,
doolan,
doolie,
doolittle,
dooly,
doom,
doom and gloom,
doom palm,
doom-laden,
doomful,
dooms
Example sentences from the Web for doomed
British Dictionary definitions for doomed
doom
/ (duːm) /
noun
death or a terrible fate
a judgment or decision
(sometimes capital) another term for the Last Judgment
verb
(tr)
to destine or condemn to death or a terrible fate
Word Origin for doom
Old English
dōm; related to Old Norse
dōmr judgment, Gothic
dōms sentence, Old High German
tuom condition, Greek
thomos crowd, Sanskrit
dhāman custom; see
do
1,
deem,
deed,
-dom