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—gloom-and-doom, adj. —gloom-and-doomer, n.an account or prediction of adversity, esp. in economic or business affairs; bad news: a trade journal full of gloom and doom about next year's trends.
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gloom and doom — gloom and doom, adj. gloom and doomer, n. an account or prediction of adversity, esp. in economic or business affairs; bad news: a trade journal full of gloom and doom about next year s trends. * * * see doom * * * ˌdoom and ˈgloom | ˌgloom and… … Useful english dictionary
gloom and doom — the feeling that a situation is bad and is not likely to improve. There s been so much gloom and doom here, I think we should try to provide a smile … New idioms dictionary
gloom-and-doom — See gloom and doom. * * * … Universalium
gloom-and-doom — /ˈglum ən dum/ (say gloohm uhn doohm) adjective of an exaggeratedly pessimistic nature. Also, gloom and doom …
doom and gloom — phrase a feeling that a situation is very bad and without hope Despite all the doom and gloom in the City, there are still some bright spots in the stock market. Thesaurus: hopelessnesssynonym Main entry: doom * * * (also … Useful english dictionary
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doom — doom1 [du:m] v [T usually passive] to make someone or something certain to fail, die, be destroyed etc be doomed to failure/defeat/extinction etc ▪ Many species are doomed to extinction. ▪ The plan was doomed from the start . be doomed to do sth… … Dictionary of contemporary English
doom — [[t]du͟ːm[/t]] dooms, dooming, doomed 1) N UNCOUNT Doom is a terrible future state or event which you cannot prevent. ...his warnings of impending doom. ...a wicked mermaid who lured sailors to their doom. Syn: fate 2) N UNCOUNT If you have a… … English dictionary
gloom — noun 1 sadness ADJECTIVE ▪ deep ▪ She was in a deep gloom because not even a postcard had arrived from Ricky. ▪ general (esp. BrE) ▪ economic ▪ the general economic … Collocations dictionary
doom — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ impending ▪ certain VERB + DOOM ▪ spell ▪ Fuel shortages spelled the doom of such huge gas guzzling cars. PHRASES … Collocations dictionary
