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foredoomed

adjective
 
 
/fɔːˈduːmd/ US  /fɔːr-/ literary

Definition

(especially of planned activities) going to fail, or extremely unlucky from the beginning: The whole project seemed foredoomed to failure from the start.Good luck and bad luckCertaintyConfidence and self-assurance
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