doom

Definition

Destiny, especially terrible.

Etymology

From Middle English doom, dom, from Old English dōm (“judgement”), from Proto-West Germanic *dōm, from Proto-Germanic *dōmaz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰóh₁mos. Cognates Compare Dutch doem (“condemnation, doom; judgement”), Danish, Norwegian Bokmål, Norwegian Nynorsk, and Swedish dom (“judgement”), Faroese and Icelandic dómur (“judgement”), Gothic 𐌳𐍉𐌼𐍃 (dōms, “insight, judgement”); also Ancient Greek θωμός (thōmós, “heap”), Bulgarian, Macedonian, Russian, and Ukrainian ду́ма (dúma, “thought”), Polish duma (“pride”). Doublet of duma. See also deem.

Example Sentences

• "This, for the night; by day, the web and loom, / And homely houſhold-taſk, ſhall be her doom,"
• ""When should I expect him?" Roy said, resigned to his doom."
• "We are legion. The time of our return is coming. Our numbers will darken the sky of every world. You cannot escape your doom."

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