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Common collocations with doom in American Collocation

doom noun uncountable

US /dum/

going to happen soon

imminent
impending

I also share her sense of impending doom.

certain to happen

certain
inevitable

I was sure that any minute I would fall to certain doom.

meet
predict
prophesy
seal
spell
threaten

Scarce rain spelled doom for villages reliant on producing crops.

a feeling of doom

feeling
sense

Their sense of doom is understandable.

something or someone that is a sign of doom

harbinger
portent
sign

The raven was seen as a harbinger of doom.

a prediction of doom

prediction
prophecy

Despite his sister Cassandra’s prophecies of doom, Hector goes into battle and is treacherously murdered by Achilles.

someone who says that something bad will happen

prophet
voice

I don’t want to be a prophet of doom, but the forecast says it will rain all weekend.