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doom

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  1. fate                  
 
1. doom \'du:m\ n [ME, fr. OE do-m; akin to OHG tuom condition, state, OE 
   do]-n to do 1: a law or ordinance esp. in Anglo-saxon England  2a: 
   JUDGMENT, DECISION; esp : a judicial condemnation o r sentence 2b1: 
   JUDGMENT  2b2: JUDGMENT DAY  3a: DESTINY; esp : unhappy destiny  3b: DEATH, 
   RUIN 
2. doom vt 1: to give judgment against : CONDEMN  2a: to fix the fate of : 
   DESTINE  2b: to make certain the failure or destruction of