spell doom

verb

To be expected to cause the destruction of.

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Meanings

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

present singular third person spells doom · participle present spelling doom · participle past spelled doom · past spelled doom · participle past spelt doom · past 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
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APA

spell doom. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spell%20doom

MLA

“spell doom.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spell%20doom. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spell doom,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spell%20doom.

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