be doomed to — to be certain to experience something unpleasant or to fail
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: to be certain to experience something unpleasant or to fail
Pronunciation (IPA): /biː duːmd tuː/
Example Sentences
- My diet is doomed to fail because I keep chocolate in my bedroom.
- Without proper funding, the startup was doomed to bankruptcy.
- He was doomed to be late because he forgot to set his alarm again.
be doomed to
NOUN[/biː duːmd tuː/]
to be certain to experience something unpleasant or to fail
💡 Concept
The ancient ship was doomed to sink the moment it hit the iceberg.
🎵 Rhyme
Well-groomed and zoomed ahead, but doomed to crash instead!
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🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/biː duːmd tuː/
🇬🇧 UK/biː duːmd tuː/
🌳Etymology
Rootdoom
🎵Rhyme
bloomedgroomedzoomed
bloomed
groomed
zoomed
🔗Collocations
doomed to failure
doomed to extinction
doomed relationship
doomed from the start
doomed to repeat
hopelessly doomed
📝Examples
😄 Fun example
“My diet is doomed to fail because I keep chocolate in my bedroom.”
“Without proper funding, the startup was doomed to bankruptcy.”
😄 Fun example
“He was doomed to be late because he forgot to set his alarm again.”
“The ancient civilization was doomed to disappear due to climate change.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
destined to failfated tobound to failcondemned to
Antonyms
destined for successbound to succeedfated to prosper
Related
inevitablepredestinedcursedill-fatedunfortunate
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