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Definition of
foredoomed adjective
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
foredoomed
adjective
adjective
NAmE
/
/
fɔrˈdumd
/
/
foredoomed
(to something)
(
formal
)
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that will not be successful, as if
fate
has decided this from the beginning
Any attempt to construct an ideal society is foredoomed to failure.
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foredoomed
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