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spell doom

spell doom verb: to be expected to cause the destruction of.

Verb

spell doom (third-person singular simple present spells doom, present participle spelling doom, simple past and past participle spelled doom or spelt doom)

  1. To be expected to cause the destruction of.
    • He [Sam Altman] came with a message that was both chilling and inspiring: without proper controls, advanced artificial intelligence might spell doom—but if you trust OpenAI to build it first, the technology will redound to the good of humanity.2025 May 24, Richard Waters, “AI’s flawed frontman”, in FT Weekend (Books section), London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 10

Forms of spell doom

third-person singular presentspells doom
present participlespelling doom
past participlespelled doom
pastspelled doom
past participlespelt doom
pastspelt doom

Questions about spell doom

What does spell doom mean?
Spell doom means to be expected to cause the destruction of.
What part of speech is spell doom?
Spell doom is a verb.
What is the past tense of spell doom?
The past tense of spell doom is spelled doom.

Words near spell doom in the dictionary

  1. spell checked
  2. spell checker
  3. spell checkers
  4. spell checking
  5. spell checks
  6. spell doom
  7. spell it out
  8. spell of weather
  9. spell off
  10. spell offs
  11. spell one's name

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