The Clue
Adverse fate (4 letter answer)
The Answer
DOOM
Tags
Notes
The answer DOOM is common and appears about once every 225 puzzles.
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Destiny
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Ruin
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Sentence
Alarmist's topic
Awful end
Bad end
Banish to Hades
Destine to disaster
Destine for trouble
Dire fate
Dire prophecy
Dreadful end
Ensure the failure of
Fearful future
Gloom's partner
Inevitable destruction
Make a goner
Pessimist's forecast
Pessimist's projection
Prophecy of a sort
Tragic end
Cassandra's gloomy prediction
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Prediction from some voices
Something often thought of as impending
Definition
DOOM as a noun:
1. (doom, doomsday, day of reckoning, end of the world) = 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 as a verb:
1. (destine, fate, doom, designate) = decree or designate beforehand; "She was destined to become a great pianist"
2. (sentence, condemn, doom) = pronounce a sentence on (somebody) in a court of law; "He was condemned to ten years in prison"
3. make certain of the failure or destruction of; "This decision will doom me to lose my position"