English Dictionary
◊ DOOMED
doomed
adj 1: marked for certain death; "the black spot told the old
sailor he was doomed"
2: (Christianity) in danger of the eternal punishment of hell;
"poor damned souls" [syn: {cursed}, {damned}, {unredeemed},
{unsaved}]
3: marked by or promising bad fortune; "their business venture
was doomed from the start"; "an ill-fated business
venture"; "an ill-starred romance"; "the unlucky prisoner
was again put in irons"- W.H.Prescott [syn: {ill-fated}, {ill-omened},
{ill-starred}, {unlucky}]
4: (usually followed by `to') determined by tragic fate;
"doomed to unhappiness"; "fated to be the scene of
Kennedy's assassination" [syn: {fated}]
n : people who are destined to die soon; "the agony of the
doomed was in his voice" [syn: {lost}]