
Doom
Extreme Consequences
Use 'doom' when referring to outcomes with grave consequences, often beyond regular misfortune.

The town was in the path of the volcanic eruption, facing certain doom.
Dramatic Tone
The word 'doom' adds drama and emphasizes the severity or inevitability of a dismal situation.

The prophecy foretold the doom of the kingdom.
Negative Outcome
'Doom' implies a very bad end, without hope of improvement or escape.

After the scandal, his political career met its doom.
Compare with
AnnihilationDemiseDestructionDownfallExtinctionFatePerditionRuin
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