Foredoomed

/ˌfɔːrˈduːmd/ adjective

Definition

Destined or condemned to fail or suffer a bad outcome before it actually happens.

Etymology

Past participle of 'foredoom,' combining 'fore-' (before) + 'doomed' (from Old English 'dom' meaning judgment). The word evolved in Middle English to describe something already sentenced to failure.

Kelly Says

During World War I, soldiers sometimes called doomed missions 'foredoomed' because everyone involved knew the outcome before it happened—it's a darkly poetic way to describe inevitable tragedy.

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