Foredoom
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈfɔːduːm/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Foredoom is a noun meaning A doom that is predicted; destiny.
Meaning
A doom that is predicted; destiny.
More Meanings
- (transitive) To predestine to a doom.
Example Sentences
Thou art foredoomed to view the Stygian state.
To search for Tara of Helium in the vast, dim labyrinth of the pits of O-Tar seemed to the Gatholian a hopeless quest, foredoomed to failure.
[O]ne feels that no community can really be as purged of peccant humours as the typical American has for the most part found itself foredoomed to look.
They appeared, upon the surface, to possess all the qualities which were likely to recommend them to the fashionable society of the day; but their mission was foredoomed to failure.
Word Forms
- foredooms
- foredooming
- foredoomed
Synonyms for foredoom
Depending on context, synonyms include kismet, weird, chance, destin, destiny, doom.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include forebodement, presage, foreboding, foredream, foretoken, forebode.
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