This is the 9047th most frequent Swedish word.
dömd
"Dömd" means "convicted" or "sentenced" in English.
Here, 'dömd' is used as a participle form of the verb 'döma', meaning convicted or sentenced, describing someone's legal consequence.
Hon är dömd för stöld.
She is convicted of theft.
In this sentence, 'dömd' is used metaphorically to mean destined or inevitably bound to a negative outcome.
Det verkar som om projektet är dömt att misslyckas.
It seems like the project is doomed to fail.
Here, 'dömd' conveys a sense of inevitability or obligation stemming from circumstances, not legal judgment.