"dooms" in the noun sense
1. doom, doomsday, day of reckoning, end of the world
an unpleasant or disastrous destiny
"everyone was aware of the approaching doom but was helpless to avoid it"
"that's unfortunate but it isn't the end of the world"
"dooms" in the verb sense
1. destine, fate, doom, designate
decree or designate beforehand
"She was destined to become a great pianist"
2. sentence, condemn, doom
pronounce a sentence on (somebody) in a court of law
"He was condemned to ten years in prison"
3. doom
make certain of the failure or destruction of
"This decision will doom me to lose my position"
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