Vocabulary
Doom
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
condemn to certain death or destruction.
Urdu meaning
طے ہونا، یقینی ہونا، عدالت کا سزا دینا،فتویٰ
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- If better politics doesn`t take root soon, such threats may even lead to doom.
- So, populists followed by dynasts lead going into the future which reduces our chances of averting doom.
- But the big chinks in their armours present progressives with a strong chance to establish their claims as being best placed to avert doom.
- Despite its fake aura of invincibility, we may be one external shock away from economic doom, one terrorist act away from ruinous war and one spark away from mass protests.
- Only political legitimacy and civilian sway can avert doom.
Synonyms
destine, fate, predestine, ordain, preordain, foredoom, mean, foreordain, consign
Antonyms
happy, lucky, promising
Curator example
“fuel was spilling out of the damaged wing and the aircraft was doomed”
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Urdu equivalents where we have them, word relations, and—when generated—real lines from the editorial archive
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