doomstead
- noun
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casa abandonada
- After the flood, the once-beautiful mansion became a lonely doomstead covered in vines.
Examples
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Many families fled their homes, leaving behind their doomstead.
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The children dared each other to enter the old doomstead at the edge of the village.
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Legends grew around the doomstead where no one had lived for decades.
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The old doomstead stood alone in the forest.
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After the earthquake, the neighborhood was filled with doomsteads, once grand homes left to decay.
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The eerie silence surrounding the doomstead gave it an unsettling atmosphere that intrigued curious visitors.
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Once a family home, the abandoned doomstead now stood as a testament to the town's forgotten history.
Synonyms
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3.3
A building that people no longer use or live in
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5.3
A house that is in very bad condition and falling apart
Something in very bad condition and nearly falling apart
How Ruined
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Etymology
Doomstead can also come from the same parts doom 'bad fate' and stead 'place', giving the image of a 'place of doom' left after trouble. That's why it can mean an abandoned or ruined house after a disaster.