doom-laden

adjective

1. conveying a sense of disaster and tragedy

Example Sentences

A number of pieces showed off Wise’s facility with an FM radio-friendly pop-rock sound: “Hot Head Bop” had an irresistible bass lick, “Mining Melancholy” was driven by pickax percussion and “Bayou Boogie” borrowed — for the swamp level — the doom-laden opening drum pattern from Phil Collins’s “In the Air Tonight.”

From New York Times

The president is receiving doom-laden messages he believes are from outer space.

From Los Angeles Times

Some business leaders, such as the Labour-supporting boss of Iceland, Richard Walker, have warned the government about "doom-laden prophecies" on the economy.

From BBC

With its ominous music, grainy black-and-white footage, and doom-laden narration, the average political ad is often seen as the ultimate example of manipulative, truth-bending propaganda.

From Salon

However it's defined, though, the idea of distinct sleeping arrangements, also known by the doom-laden sobriquet "sleep divorce," sounds like a marital death knell.

From Salon