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Phr V doom to dooms, dooming, doomed doom sb/sth to sth to make someone or something sure to fail or suffer in a particular wayusually passiveThe plan was doomed to failure from the start.Does this mean that the present leadership is doomed to eventual defeat?
be doomed to failure/defeat/ disaster etc to be certain to fail, be defeated, be destroyed etc: Divorce statistics show that most marriages are doomed to failure from the start. Russian's venture into capitalism seemed doomed to disaster.
doom (someone or something) to (something)To condemn someone to something, such as a particular fate. The rest of the department gave me all of their paperwork at the same time and doomed me to a day of filing. doom someone or something to somethingto destine someone or something to something unpleasant. The judgment doomed her to a life in prison. Your insistence on including that rigid clause doomed the contract to failure. |