Upbraid vs Doom - What's the difference?
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To criticize severely.
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(archaic) To charge with something wrong or disgraceful; to reproach; to cast something in the teeth of; – followed by with'' or ''for'', and formerly ''of , before the thing imputed.
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(obsolete) To treat with contempt.
(obsolete) To object or urge as a matter of reproach; to cast up; – with to before the person.
(archaic) To utter upbraidings.
To rise on the stomach; vomit; retch.
Destiny, especially terrible.
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An ill fate; an impending severe occurrence or danger that seems inevitable.
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A feeling of danger, impending danger, darkness or despair.
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(countable, historical) A law.
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(countable, historical) A judgment or decision.
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(countable, historical) A sentence or penalty for illegal behaviour.
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Death.
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(sometimes capitalized) The Last Judgment; or , an artistic representation of it.
To pronounce sentence or judgment on; to condemn.
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To destine; to fix irrevocably the ill fate of.
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(obsolete) To judge; to estimate or determine as a judge.
(obsolete) To ordain as a penalty; hence, to mulct or fine.
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(archaic, US, New England) To assess a tax upon, by estimate or at discretion.
Upbraid is a related term of doom.
As a noun upbraid
is (obsolete) the act of reproaching; contumely.As a verb upbraid
is to criticize severely.As a proper noun doom is
(video games|trademark) a popular first-person shooter video game, often regarded as the father of the genre.upbraid
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Verb
(en verb)- Then began he to upbraid the cities wherein most of his mighty works were done.
- How much doth thy kindness upbraid my wickedness!
- And upbraided them with their unbelief.
- Yet do not upbraid us our distress.
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Synonyms
* exprobrate, blame, censure, condemn, reproachdoom
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Noun
- Homely household task shall be her doom .
- And there he learned of things and haps to come, / To give foreknowledge true, and certain doom .
- The first dooms of London provide especially the recovery of cattle belonging to the citizens.
- They met an untimely doom when the mineshaft caved in.
- This is the day of doom for Bassianus.
Derived terms
* doom-and-gloomer, gloom-and-doomer * doomer * doomful * doomless * doomlike * doom metal * doomsday * doomsayer * doomster * doomy * entropic doom * foredoom * gloom and doom * predoomAntonyms
* (ill fate) fortuneVerb
(en verb)- a criminal doomed to death
- Absolves the just, and dooms the guilty souls.
- A man of genius doomed to struggle with difficulties.
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- Have I tongue to doom my brother's death?
