DOOMED - Definition & Meaning for Kids

Simple definitions and word synonyms for kids.

Meaning 1

Part of speech: Adjective

marked for certain death

Example: the black spot told the old sailor he was doomed

Meaning 2

Part of speech: Adjective

marked by or promising bad fortune

Example: their business venture was doomed from the start; an ill-fated business venture; an ill-starred romance; the unlucky prisoner was again put in irons"- W.H.Prescott

Meaning 3

Part of speech: Adjective

(usually followed by `to') determined by tragic fate

Example: doomed to unhappiness; fated to be the scene of Kennedy's assassination

Synonyms

Damned, Ill-fated, Unredeemed, Unsaved, Lost