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<blockquote data-quote="triqui" data-source="post: 5896809" data-attributes="member: 57948">That's because it *has* a negative connotation.<a href="http://www.thefreedictionary.com/doom" target="_blank">doom - definition of doom by the Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia.</a>&quot;doomn doom [duːm]fate, especially something terrible and final which is about to happen (to one)vto condemn; to make certain to come to harm, fail etc&quot;&quot;doom&nbsp; (dm)n.1. Inevitable destruction or ruin.2. Fate, especially a tragic or ruinous one.3. A decision or judgment, especially an official condemnation to a severe penalty.4. Judgment Day.5. A statute or ordinance, especially one in force in Anglo-Saxon England.tr.v. doomed, doom·ing, dooms1. To condemn to ruination or death. See Synonyms at condemn.2. To destine to an unhappy end.&quot;&quot;doom [duːm]n1. death or a terrible fate2. a judgment or decision3. (Christian Religious Writings / Theology) (sometimes capital) another term for the Last Judgmentvb(tr) to destine or condemn to death or a terrible fate&quot;&quot;Noun&nbsp; &nbsp; 1.&nbsp; &nbsp; doom - an unpleasant or disastrous destiny; &quot;everyone was aware of the approaching doom but was helpless to avoid it&quot;; &quot;that's unfortunate but it isn't the end of the world&quot;day of reckoning, doomsday, end of the worlddestiny, fate - an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future&quot;The connotation is there</blockquote>

[QUOTE="triqui, post: 5896809, member: 57948"] That's because it *has* a negative connotation. [url=http://www.thefreedictionary.com/doom]doom - definition of doom by the Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia.[/url] "doom n doom [duːm] fate, especially something terrible and final which is about to happen (to one) v to condemn; to make certain to come to harm, fail etc" "doom (dm) n. 1. Inevitable destruction or ruin. 2. Fate, especially a tragic or ruinous one. 3. A decision or judgment, especially an official condemnation to a severe penalty. 4. Judgment Day. 5. A statute or ordinance, especially one in force in Anglo-Saxon England. tr.v. doomed, doom·ing, dooms 1. To condemn to ruination or death. See Synonyms at condemn. 2. To destine to an unhappy end." "doom [duːm] n 1. death or a terrible fate 2. a judgment or decision 3. (Christian Religious Writings / Theology) (sometimes capital) another term for the Last Judgment vb (tr) to destine or condemn to death or a terrible fate" "Noun 1. 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" day of reckoning, doomsday, end of the world destiny, fate - an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future" The connotation is there [/QUOTE]

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