doom

English

/duːm/

noun
Definitions
  • Destiny, especially terrible.
  • An undesirable fate; an impending severe occurrence or danger that seems inevitable.
  • A feeling of danger, impending danger, darkness or despair.
  • (countable) A law.
  • (countable) A judgment or decision.
  • (countable) A sentence or penalty for illegal behaviour.
  • Death.
  • (sometimes capitalized) The Last Judgment; or, an artistic representation thereof.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English dome inherited from Old English dōm (glory, power, might, condemnation, sentence, judicial sentence, magnificence, judgment, state, decree, ordinance, splendor, command, justice, direction, reputation, doom, law, authority, ordeal, condition, honor, supremacy, custom, praise, ruling, equity, dominion, judgement, majesty, dignity, governing) inherited from Proto-Germanic *dōmaz (thought, act, judicial decision) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *dʰóh₁mos (thing put), *dʰeh₁- (put, place, set, do, suck, suckle, make).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*dʰeh₁-

Gloss

put, place, set, do, suck, suckle, make

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

哺

Emoji

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