Vocabulary
Doom
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
condemn to certain death or destruction.
Urdu meaning
طے ہونا، یقینی ہونا، عدالت کا سزا دینا،فتویٰ
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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There are just so many times one can predict doom and gloom and ask everyone to talk for the greater good.
Dawn Editorials —
Done with politics
— 2026-01-06
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Amidst the doom and gloom that has clouded the national mood in recent memory, this has been a rather unexpected development.
Dawn Editorials —
Clear messaging
— 2025-12-27
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This one act committed by one man who may well be mentally ill rather than radicalised is enough to doom them all.
Dawn Editorials —
Punishing Afghans
— 2025-11-29
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In legal terms, his actions established intent.All that alone should have been enough to doom Tellis but there is more.
Dawn Editorials —
A trove of secrets
— 2025-10-18
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Grid defection creates a `sovereign doom loop`: as more consumers exit, fixed guaranteed payments get spread over fewer units sold.
Dawn Editorials —
Global warning
— 2025-10-16
Synonyms
destine, fate, predestine, ordain, preordain, foredoom, mean, foreordain, consign
Antonyms
happy, lucky, promising
Curator example
“fuel was spilling out of the damaged wing and the aircraft was doomed”
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About this vocabulary section.
These entries support close reading of Dawn editorials and opinion pieces: short definitions,
Urdu equivalents where we have them, word relations, and—when generated—real lines from the editorial archive
so you can see tone and usage.
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- This section is curated for students preparing for competitive exams and editorial reading. Entries are compact, often include Urdu glosses, and are paired with in-context lines from editorials when we have them.
