verb
- condemning to a terrible fate; causing certain failure or destruction
Usage: present participle of ‘doom’
Examples
- The captain’s poor decision was dooming the entire crew.
- Rising sea levels are dooming many coastal cities.
- His refusal to study was dooming him to failure.
- The scandal was dooming her political career.
- Bad weather was dooming their chances of a successful harvest.
- The company’s outdated practices were dooming it to bankruptcy.