Doom vs. Quake — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Doom and Quake
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Doom
Inevitable destruction or ruin
A tyrant who finally met his doom.
Quake
To shake or tremble, as from instability or shock.
Doom
A decision or judgment, especially an official condemnation to a severe penalty.
Quake
To shiver or shudder, as with cold or from strong emotion.
Doom
Judgment Day.
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Quake
An instance of quaking.
Doom
A statute or ordinance, especially one in force in Anglo-Saxon England.
Quake
An earthquake.
Doom
To condemn to ruination or death.
Quake
A trembling or shaking.
We felt a quake in the apartment every time the train went by.
Doom
To cause to come to an inevitable bad end; destine to end badly
"With the benefit of hindsight, the fans felt that they knew all along that the Red Sox were doomed to lose" (Daniel L. Schachter).
Quake
An earthquake, a trembling of the ground with force.
California is plagued by quakes; there are a few minor ones almost every month.
Doom
Destiny, especially terrible.
Quake
(intransitive) To tremble or shake.
I felt the ground quaking beneath my feet.
Doom
An undesirable fate; an impending severe occurrence or danger that seems inevitable.
Quake
To be in a state of fear, shock, amazement, etc., such as might cause one to tremble.
Doom
Dread; a feeling of danger, impending danger, darkness, or despair.
Quake
To be agitated with quick, short motions continually repeated; to shake with fear, cold, etc.; to shudder; to tremble.
She stood quaking like the partridge on which the hawk is ready to seize.
Doom
A law.
Quake
To shake, vibrate, or quiver, either from not being solid, as soft, wet land, or from violent convulsion of any kind; as, the earth quakes; the mountains quake.
Doom
A judgment or decision.
Quake
To cause to quake.
Doom
A sentence or penalty for illegal behaviour.
Quake
A tremulous agitation; a quick vibratory movement; a shudder; a quivering.
Doom
Death.
They met an untimely doom when the mineshaft caved in.
Quake
Shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth resulting from underground movement along a fault plane of from volcanic activity
Doom
(sometimes capitalized) The Last Judgment; or, an artistic representation thereof.
Quake
Shake with fast, tremulous movements;
His nostrils palpitated
Doom
(transitive) To pronounce judgment or sentence on; to condemn.
A criminal doomed to death
Quake
Shake with seismic vibrations;
The earth was quaking
Doom
To destine; to fix irrevocably the ill fate of.
Doom
(obsolete) To judge; to estimate or determine as a judge.
Doom
(obsolete) To ordain as a penalty; hence, to mulct or fine.
Doom
To assess a tax upon, by estimate or at discretion.
Doom
Judgment; judicial sentence; penal decree; condemnation.
The first dooms of London provide especially the recovery of cattle belonging to the citizens.
Now against himself he sounds this doom.
Doom
That to which one is doomed or sentenced; destiny or fate, esp. unhappy destiny; penalty.
Ere Hector meets his doom.
And homely household task shall be her doom.
Doom
Ruin; death.
This is the day of doom for Bassianus.
Doom
Discriminating opinion or judgment; discrimination; discernment; decision.
And there he learned of things and haps to come,To give foreknowledge true, and certain doom.
Doom
To judge; to estimate or determine as a judge.
Doom
To pronounce sentence or judgment on; to condemn; to consign by a decree or sentence; to sentence; as, a criminal doomed to chains or death.
Absolves the just, and dooms the guilty souls.
Doom
To ordain as penalty; hence, to mulct or fine.
Have I tongue to doom my brother's death?
Doom
To assess a tax upon, by estimate or at discretion.
Doom
To destine; to fix irrevocably the destiny or fate of; to appoint, as by decree or by fate.
A man of genius . . . doomed to struggle with difficulties.
Doom
An unpleasant or disastrous destiny;
Everyone was aware of the approaching doom but was helpless to avoid it
That's unfortunate but it isn't the end of the world
Doom
Decree or designate beforehand;
She was destined to become a great pianist
Doom
Pronounce a sentence on (somebody) in a court of law;
He was condemned to ten years in prison
Doom
Make certain of the failure or destruction of;
This decision will doom me to lose my position
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