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Definition of foredoomed

foredoomed

/fɔːrˈduːmd/
fore · doomed
Past Simple:foredoomed
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Past Participle:foredoomed
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Present Participle:foredooming
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foredoomed Lexical Profile

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• adjective

1

Condemned or destined to failure, ruin, or misfortune before even beginning.

Example

"Historians generally agree that the poorly supplied expedition was foredoomed from the very start."

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• verb

1

To condemn or destine to failure, ruin, or an unhappy fate beforehand (past tense and past participle of 'foredoom').

Example

"A lack of adequate funding foredoomed the ambitious community project before construction could even begin."

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• Rhymes for foredoomed

• Nearby Words

foreclosure
forecourt
foredeck
foredoomed
forefather
forefinger
forefoot

Word Origin & Etymology

Formed in the late 16th century from the Old English prefix 'fore-' (beforehand) and 'doom' (judgment or ruin), popularized in literary usage by William Shakespeare in King Lear.

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Foredoomed. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/foredoomed
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