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Doom

Definition

(formal, literary) A fate or situation that is unpleasant or disastrous; a person's or thing's destiny, especially an unhappy or unpleasant one. Often used to describe a sense of impending calamity or catastrophe.

Example Sentences

1The ancient prophecy foretold the doom of the city, which would be consumed by a great flood.
2The company's financial troubles seemed to seal its doom, as investors withdrew their support.
3In Norse mythology, the gods were said to have foreseen their own doom in the events of Ragnarök.
4The environmental disaster was the doom that the community could not escape, as the pollution had irreversible effects.
5There is a sense of doom that pervades the novel, as the characters struggle to come to terms with their mortality.

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