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noun
A doom that is predicted; destiny.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Synonyms: kismet, weird, chance, destin, destiny, doom, fatality, fate, foredoom, foreordination, fortune, lot, orlay, portion, predestination, predestiny, preordination, qadar, wyrd
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: doom
verb
To predestine to a doom.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
doom beforehand
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: sentence, condemn, doom
History
From fore- + doom. Compare foredeem.
Across languages
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
