doom

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From doom.

From Middle English doom, dom, from Old English dōm (“judgement”), from Proto-West Germanic *dōm, from Proto-Germanic *dōmaz, from Proto-Indo-European *dhóh1mos. Cognates Compare Dutch doem (“condemnation, doom; judgement”), Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, and Swedish dom (“judgement”), Faroese and Icelandic dómur (“judgement”), Gothic 𐌳𐍉𐌼𐍃 (dōms, “insight, judgement”); also Ancient Greek θωμός (thōmós, “heap”), Bulgarian, Macedonian, Russian, and Ukrainian ду́ма (dúma, “thought”), Polish duma (“pride”). Doublet of duma. See also deem.

145 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• French: décret — obsolete: law
• German: Bann — obsolete: law
• Hebrew: דִּין (din) — obsolete: law
• Hungarian: törvény — obsolete: law
• Hungarian: rendelet — obsolete: law
• Italian: sentenza — obsolete: law
• Macedonian: за́кон (zákon) — obsolete: law
• Macedonian: суд (sud) — obsolete: law
• Russian: Стра́шный суд (Strášnyj sud) — obsolete: law
• Russian: суд (sud) — obsolete: law
• Russian: зако́н (zakón) — obsolete: law
• Danish: dom — obsolete: judgment or decision
• Finnish: tuomio — obsolete: judgment or decision
• French: jugement — obsolete: judgment or decision
• French: décision — obsolete: judgment or decision
• German: Urteil — obsolete: judgment or decision
• German: Verbannung — obsolete: judgment or decision
• Hebrew: דִּין (din) — obsolete: judgment or decision
• Hungarian: ítélet — obsolete: judgment or decision
• Italian: sentenza — obsolete: judgment or decision
• Italian: giudizio — obsolete: judgment or decision
• Italian: decisione — obsolete: judgment or decision
• Japanese: 宣告 (senkoku) — obsolete: judgment or decision
• Japanese: 判決 (hanketsu) — obsolete: judgment or decision
• Macedonian: пре́суда (présuda) — obsolete: judgment or decision
• Macedonian: о́длука (ódluka) — obsolete: judgment or decision
• Polish: sąd — obsolete: judgment or decision
• Polish: osąd — obsolete: judgment or decision
• Russian: пригово́р (prigovór) — obsolete: judgment or decision
• Russian: реше́ние (rešénije) — obsolete: judgment or decision
• Russian: декре́т (dekrét) — obsolete: judgment or decision
• Danish: dom — obsolete: sentence or penalty
• Finnish: tuomio — obsolete: sentence or penalty
• French: condamnation — obsolete: sentence or penalty
• French: jugement — obsolete: sentence or penalty
• French: verdict — obsolete: sentence or penalty
• German: Urteil — obsolete: sentence or penalty
• German: Strafe — obsolete: sentence or penalty
• Hungarian: ítélet — obsolete: sentence or penalty
• Italian: sentenza — obsolete: sentence or penalty
• Italian: penalità — obsolete: sentence or penalty
• Italian: condanna — obsolete: sentence or penalty
• Japanese: 刑罰 (keibatsu) — obsolete: sentence or penalty
• Macedonian: пре́суда (présuda) — obsolete: sentence or penalty
• Polish: wyrok — obsolete: sentence or penalty
• Russian: пригово́р (prigovór) — obsolete: sentence or penalty
• Bulgarian: гибел (gibel) — death
• Chinese Mandarin: 死亡 (sǐwáng) — death
• Danish: undergang — death
• Dutch: ondergang — death
• Esperanto: morto — death
• Finnish: kohtalo — death
• French: mort — death
• German: Untergang — death
• German: Tod — death
• Hungarian: végzet — death
• Italian: morte — death
• Japanese: 死 (shi) — death
• Japanese: 滅亡 (metsubō) — death
• Macedonian: смрт (smrt) — death
• Macedonian: ги́бел (gíbel) — death
• Macedonian: про́паст (própast) — death
• Polish: zguba — death
• Russian: смерть (smertʹ) — death
• Russian: ги́бель (gíbelʹ) — death
• Russian: кончи́на (končína) — death
• Swedish: undergång — death
• Ukrainian: смерть (smertʹ) — death
• Ukrainian: загибель (zahybelʹ) — death
• Arabic: نَحْس (naḥs) — destiny, especially terrible
• Arabic: شُؤْم (šuʔm) — destiny, especially terrible
• Bulgarian: участ (učast) — destiny, especially terrible
• Czech: osud — destiny, especially terrible
• Finnish: kohtalo — destiny, especially terrible
• French: destin tragique — destiny, especially terrible
• French: destinée — destiny, especially terrible
• French: fatalité — destiny, especially terrible
• German: Schicksal — destiny, especially terrible
• German: Verhängnis — destiny, especially terrible
• German: Verderben — destiny, especially terrible
• Hebrew: דִּין (din) — destiny, especially terrible
• Italian: sorte — destiny, especially terrible
• Italian: fato — destiny, especially terrible
• Italian: avversità — destiny, especially terrible
• Italian: presagio — destiny, especially terrible
• Japanese: 運命 (unmei) — destiny, especially terrible
• Macedonian: про́паст (própast) — destiny, especially terrible
• Polish: fatum — destiny, especially terrible
• Russian: рок (rok) — destiny, especially terrible
• Russian: судьба́ (sudʹbá) — destiny, especially terrible
• Russian: фа́тум (fátum) — destiny, especially terrible
• Swedish: öde — destiny, especially terrible
• Ukrainian: доля (dolja) — destiny, especially terrible
• Ukrainian: приреченість (pryrečenistʹ) — destiny, especially terrible
• Bulgarian: орис (oris) — undesirable fate
• Bulgarian: участ (učast) — undesirable fate
• Chinese Mandarin: 厄運 /厄运 (èyùn) — undesirable fate
• Finnish: loppu — undesirable fate
• French: ruine — undesirable fate
• French: perte — undesirable fate
• French: destin tragique — undesirable fate
• Hebrew: אֲבַדּוֹן (avadón) — undesirable fate
• Hungarian: végzet — undesirable fate
• Italian: rovina — undesirable fate
• Japanese: 凶運 (kyōun) — undesirable fate
• Japanese: 災難 (sainan) — undesirable fate
• Kazakh: қатыгез тағдыр (qatygez tağdyr) — undesirable fate
• Macedonian: су́дбина (súdbina) — undesirable fate
• Macedonian: про́паст (própast) — undesirable fate
• Polish: zagłada — undesirable fate
• Polish: zguba — undesirable fate
• Russian: у́часть (účastʹ) — undesirable fate
• Ukrainian: доля (dolja) — undesirable fate
• Finnish: kauhu — feeling of danger
• French: sentiment de danger — feeling of danger
• German: drohendes Unheil — feeling of danger
• Italian: presagio — feeling of danger
• Macedonian: пре́тчувство (prétčuvstvo) — feeling of danger
• Polish: groza — feeling of danger
• Russian: предчу́вствие (predčúvstvije) — feeling of danger
• Bulgarian: обричам (obričam) — to condemn
• Catalan: damnar — to condemn
• Czech: odsoudit — to condemn
• Danish: dømme — to condemn
• Danish: fordømme — to condemn
• Finnish: tuomita — to condemn
• French: condamner — to condemn
• German: verurteilen — to condemn
• German: verdammen — to condemn
• Italian: dannare — to condemn
• Japanese: 断罪する (danzai suru) — to condemn
• Latin: sacro — to condemn
• Macedonian: о́суди (ósudi) — to condemn
• Macedonian: осу́дува (osúduva) — to condemn
• Portuguese: condenar — to condemn
• Russian: обрека́ть (obrekátʹ) — to condemn
• Russian: обре́чь (obréčʹ) — to condemn
• Russian: осужда́ть (osuždátʹ) — to condemn
• Russian: осуди́ть (osudítʹ) — to condemn
• Spanish: condenar — to condemn
• Spanish: dañar — to condemn
• Spanish: anatematizar — to condemn
• Spanish: execrar — to condemn
• Ukrainian: прирікати (pryrikaty) — to condemn
• Ukrainian: приректи́ (pryrektý) — to condemn