foredoom means A doom that is predicted; destiny. It carries an Arena rating of 1600, earned across 5 head-to-head judged battles.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, foredoom ranks #361 of 13,217 for Most Malleable Words, #415 of 13,217 for Most Ingenious Words, #1,136 of 13,217 for Most Ponderous Words, #1,819 of 13,217 for Most Sublime Words.
foredoom is pronounced /ˈfɔːduːm/.
Why “foredoom” is a great word
A fate, judgment, or destruction that is predetermined and inescapable, pronounced in advance. From the English prefix fore- ("before, in advance") + doom ("judgment, fate, destruction"), first recorded in 1555–65. Unlike "destiny," which can imply a grand, even glorious, course of events, or "foretell," which predicts a future neutral or benign, foredoom is a verdict delivered before the trial. It is the chill that passes through you at the fortune-teller's grim pronouncement, the fatal flaw etched into the hero's character from the first page, the sound of a sentence being passed long before the crime is committed—the quiet, crushing weight of a story whose only possible end is ruin.
Etymology
From fore- + doom. Compare foredeem.
noun
- A doom that is predicted; destiny.
verb
- To predestine to a doom.“Thou art foredoomed to view the Stygian state.”
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