The difference between Doom and Downfall
When used as nouns, doom means destiny, especially terrible, whereas downfall means a precipitous decline in fortune.
When used as verbs, doom means to pronounce sentence or judgment on, whereas downfall means to fall down.
check bellow for the other definitions of Doom and Downfall
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Doom as a noun:
Destiny, especially terrible.
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Doom as a noun:
An undesirable fate; an impending severe occurrence or danger that seems inevitable.
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Doom as a noun:
A feeling of danger, impending danger, darkness or despair.
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Doom as a noun (countable, historical):
A law.
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Doom as a noun (countable, historical):
A judgment or decision.
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Doom as a noun (countable, historical):
A sentence or penalty for illegal behaviour.
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Doom as a noun:
Death.
Examples:
"They met an untimely doom when the mineshaft caved in."
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Doom as a noun (sometimes capitalized):
The Last Judgment; or, an artistic representation of it.
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Doom as a verb:
To pronounce sentence or judgment on; to condemn.
Examples:
"a criminal doomed to death"
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Doom as a verb:
To destine; to fix irrevocably the ill fate of.
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Doom as a verb (obsolete):
To judge; to estimate or determine as a judge.
Examples:
"rfquotek Milton"
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Doom as a verb (obsolete):
To ordain as a penalty; hence, to mulct or fine.
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Doom as a verb (archaic, US, New England):
To assess a tax upon, by estimate or at discretion.
Examples:
"rfquotek J. Pickering"
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Downfall as a noun:
A precipitous decline in fortune; death or rapid deterioration, as in status or wealth.
Examples:
"Many economic and political reasons led to the downfall of the Roman Empire."
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Downfall as a noun:
The cause of such a fall; a critical blow or error.
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Downfall as a noun:
An act of falling down.
Examples:
"a downfall of rain"
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Downfall as a verb (intransitive):
To fall down; deteriorate; decline.