doomed meaning and definition

DOOMED noun

Definition of doomed (noun)

1. people who are destined to die soon
   • "the agony of the doomed was in his voice"
   • synonyms: lost

DOOMED adjective

Definition of doomed (adjective)

1. marked for certain death
   • "the black spot told the old sailor he was doomed"
2. in danger of the eternal punishment of Hell
   • "poor damned souls"
   • synonyms: cursed, damned, unredeemed, unsaved
3. marked by or promising bad fortune
   • "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
   • synonyms: ill-fated, ill-omened, ill-starred, unlucky
4. (usually followed by `to') determined by tragic fate
   • "doomed to unhappiness"; "fated to be the scene of Kennedy's assassination"
   • synonyms: fated