DOOMED definition: destined, or seemingly destined, especially to an adverse fate. See examples of doomed used in a sentence.
Definition of doomed adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Get a quick, free translation! DOOMED definition: 1. certain to fail, die, or be destroyed: 2. certain to fail, die, or be destroyed: . Learn more.
If something is doomed to happen, or if you are doomed to a particular state, something unpleasant is certain to happen, and you can do nothing to prevent it.
Adjective doomed (comparative more doomed, superlative most doomed) Assured to suffer death, failure, or a similarly negative outcome. Synonyms: cursed, done, undone; see also Thesaurus: doomed Antonym: blessed Dinosaurs were doomed to extinction.
- To condemn to ruination or death. 2. To cause to come to an inevitable bad end; destine to end badly: "With the benefit of hindsight, the fans felt that they knew all along that the Red Sox were doomed to lose" (Daniel L. Schachter).
If it rains this afternoon, your garden party is doomed. If you doubt yourself even when you’re doing all the right things, are you doomed to feel like an imposter, no matter what?
When you learn about a tragedy, like a tsunami that kills many people, it makes you feel terrible for the doomed. Doomed is a plural noun for referring to a group of unfortunate people, and it's also an adjective describing someone who's destined to die.