Definition

1. Verb:
   • To doom or condemn beforehand; to predestine to a negative or unfortunate outcome. This word implies a judgment or sentence of ruin, failure, or death is determined in advance.

Usage and Examples

• Verb:
  • The prophecy seemed to foredoom the hero to a tragic fate.
  • His reckless actions foredoomed the entire project to failure from the start.
  • The general's poor strategy foredoomed the army to defeat.

Advanced Usage

• "to be foredoomed to": This is the most common construction, followed by a noun or verb phrase indicating the negative outcome.
  • The plan was foredoomed to obsolescence by rapid technological change.
  • They felt foredoomed to repeat the mistakes of the past.

Variants and Related Words

• Foredoomed (adj): Describing something already destined for a bad end.
  • It was a foredoomed expedition from the outset.
• Doom (v/n): The root word, meaning to condemn to a terrible fate or the terrible fate itself.

Synonyms

• Predestine: To determine or decree a future outcome in advance.
• Preordain: To decide or determine something beforehand, often by a divine will.
• Condemn: To sentence to a punishment or to declare something as wrong. (Note: "Condemn" is more general and not always implies "beforehand").

Notes on Meaning

• Foredoom carries a strong sense of inevitability and finality regarding a negative outcome. It is often used in formal, literary, or dramatic contexts to describe situations, plans, or people destined for ruin or failure before events even unfold.

Verb

1. doom beforehand