1. (

• doomed ,
• lost

) people who are destined to die soon; "the agony of the doomed was in his voice" ;

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" ;

1. (

• doomed

) marked for certain death; "the black spot told the old sailor he was doomed" ;

2. (

• cursed ,
• damned ,
• doomed ,
• unredeemed ,
• unsaved

) in danger of the eternal punishment of Hell; "poor damned souls" ;

3. (

• doomed ,
• ill-fated ,
• ill-omened ,
• ill-starred ,
• unlucky

) 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 ;

4. (

• doomed ,
• fated

) (usually followed by `to') determined by tragic fate; "doomed to unhappiness"; "fated to be the scene of Kennedy's assassination" ;