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doom

/dum/ · 4 letters · 3 distinct letters

  1. verb

    decree or designate beforehand

    She was destined to become a great pianist

  2. noun

    an unpleasant or disastrous destiny

    everyone was aware of the approaching doom but was helpless to avoid it

  3. verb

    pronounce a sentence on (somebody) in a court of law

    He was condemned to ten years in prison

  4. verb

    make certain of the failure or destruction of

    This decision will doom me to lose my position

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