The difference between Doom and Fortune
When used as nouns, doom means destiny, especially terrible, whereas fortune means destiny, especially favorable.
When used as verbs, doom means to pronounce sentence or judgment on, whereas fortune means to happen, take place.
check bellow for the other definitions of Doom and Fortune
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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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Fortune as a noun:
Destiny, especially favorable.
Examples:
"She read my fortune. Apparently I will have a good love life this week, but I will have a bad week for money."
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Fortune as a noun:
A prediction or set of predictions about a person's future provided by a fortune teller.
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Fortune as a noun:
A small slip of paper with wise or vaguely prophetic words printed on it, baked into a fortune cookie.
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Fortune as a noun:
The arrival of something in a sudden or unexpected manner; chance; accident.
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Fortune as a noun:
Good luck.
Examples:
"'Fortune favors the brave."
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Fortune as a noun:
One's wealth; the amount of money one has; especially, if it is vast.
Examples:
"He's amassed a small fortune working in the Middle East."
"My vast fortune was a result of inheritance and stock market nous."
"Her fortune is estimated at 3 million dollars."
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Fortune as a noun:
A large amount of money.
Examples:
"That car must be worth a fortune! How could you afford it?"
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Fortune as a verb (obsolete, intransitive):
To happen, take place.
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Fortune as a verb:
To provide with a fortune.
Examples:
"rfquotek Richardson"
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Fortune as a verb:
To presage; to tell the fortune of.
Examples:
"rfquotek Dryden"