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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. an unpleasant or disastrous destiny;
- Example: "everyone was aware of the approaching doom but was helpless to avoid it"
- Example: "that's unfortunate but it isn't the end of the world"
[syn: doom, doomsday, day of reckoning, end of the world]


VERB (3)

1. decree or designate beforehand;
- Example: "She was destined to become a great pianist"
[syn: destine, fate, doom, designate]

2. pronounce a sentence on (somebody) in a court of law;
- Example: "He was condemned to ten years in prison"
[syn: sentence, condemn, doom]

3. make certain of the failure or destruction of;
- Example: "This decision will doom me to lose my position"


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Doom \Doom\ (d[=oo]m), n. [As. d[=o]m; akin to OS. d[=o]m, OHG. tuom, Dan. & Sw. dom, Icel. d[=o]mr, Goth. d[=o]ms, Gr. qe`mis law; fr. the root of E. do, v. t. [root]65. See Do, v. t., and cf. Deem, -dom.] 1. Judgment; judicial sentence; penal decree; condemnation. [1913 Webster] The first dooms of London provide especially the recovery of cattle belonging to the citizens. --J. R. Green. [1913 Webster] Now against himself he sounds this doom. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. That to which one is doomed or sentenced; destiny or fate, esp. unhappy destiny; penalty. [1913 Webster] Ere Hector meets his doom. --Pope. [1913 Webster] And homely household task shall be her doom. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] 3. Ruin; death. [1913 Webster] This is the day of doom for Bassianus. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 4. Discriminating opinion or judgment; discrimination; discernment; decision. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] And there he learned of things and haps to come, To give foreknowledge true, and certain doom. --Fairfax. Syn: Sentence; condemnation; decree; fate; destiny; lot; ruin; destruction. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Doom \Doom\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Doomed; p. pr. & vb. n. Dooming.] 1. To judge; to estimate or determine as a judge. [Obs.] --Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. To pronounce sentence or judgment on; to condemn; to consign by a decree or sentence; to sentence; as, a criminal doomed to chains or death. [1913 Webster] Absolves the just, and dooms the guilty souls. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] 3. To ordain as penalty; hence, to mulct or fine. [1913 Webster] Have I tongue to doom my brother's death? --Shak. [1913 Webster] 4. To assess a tax upon, by estimate or at discretion. [New England] --J. Pickering. [1913 Webster] 5. To destine; to fix irrevocably the destiny or fate of; to appoint, as by decree or by fate. [1913 Webster] A man of genius . . . doomed to struggle with difficulties. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

doom n 1: an unpleasant or disastrous destiny; "everyone was aware of the approaching doom but was helpless to avoid it"; "that's unfortunate but it isn't the end of the world" [syn: doom, doomsday, day of reckoning, end of the world] v 1: decree or designate beforehand; "She was destined to become a great pianist" [syn: destine, fate, doom, designate] 2: pronounce a sentence on (somebody) in a court of law; "He was condemned to ten years in prison" [syn: sentence, condemn, doom] 3: make certain of the failure or destruction of; "This decision will doom me to lose my position"
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (19 January 2023):

DOOM A simulated 3D moster-hunting action game for IBM PCs, created and published by id Software. The original press release was dated January 1993. A cut-down shareware version v1.0 was released on 10 December 1993 and again with some bug-fixes, as v1.4 in June 1994. DOOM is similar to Wolfenstein 3d (id Software, Apogee) but has better texture mapping; walls can be at any angle, of any thickness and have windows; lighting can fade into the distance or come from point sources; floors and ceilings can be of any height; many surfaces are animated; up to four players can play over a network or two by serial link; it has a high frame rate (comparable to TV on a 486/33); DOOM isn't just a collection of connected closed rooms like Wolfenstein but sounds can travel anywhere and alert monsters of your approach. The shareware version is available from these sites: Cactus (ftp://cactus.org/pub/IHHD/multi-player/), Manitoba (ftp://ftp.cc.umanitoba.ca/pub/doom/), UK (ftp://ftp.demon.co.uk/pub/ibmpc/games/id/), South Africa (ftp://ftp.sun.ac.za/pub/msdos/games/id/), UWP ftp (ftp://archive.uwp.edu/pub/msdos/games/id/), UWP http (http://archive.uwp.edu/pub/msdos/games/id/), Finland (ftp://ftp.funet.fi/pub/msdos/games/id), Washington (ftp://wuarchive.wustl.edu/pub/MSDOS_UPLOADS/games/doom). A FAQ by Hank Leukart: UWP (ftp://ftp.uwp.edu/pub/msdos/games/id/home-brew/doom), Washington (ftp://wuarchive.wustl.edu/pub/MSDOS_UPLOADS/games/doomstuff). FAQ on WWW (http://venom.st.hmc.edu/~tkelly/doomfaq/intro.html). Other links (http://gamesdomain.co.uk/descript/doom.html). Usenet newsgroups: news:rec.games.computer.doom.announce, news:rec.games.computer.doom.editing, news:rec.games.computer.doom.help, news:rec.games.computer.doom.misc, news:rec.games.computer.doom.playing, news:alt.games.doom, news:comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action, news:comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.announce, news:comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.misc. Mailing List: ("sub DOOML" in the message body, no subject). Telephone: +44 (1222) 362 361 - the UK's first multi-player DOOM and games server. (1994-12-14)