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Definition doom in British English

doom noun

[uncountable] noun
/duːm/
1

a bad event, usually death, destruction, or complete failure, that will happen in the future and cannot be avoided

Example

He predicted doom for any country that did not act immediately.

Example

A sense of impending doom hung over the meeting.

Example

the famous castle in Denmark where Hamlet met his doom

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Definition doom in British English