1
: a mat placed before or inside a door for wiping dirt from the shoes
2
: one that submits without protest to abuse or indignities
3
: a team that regularly finishes last
Examples of doormat in a Sentence
She was tired of being a doormat and decided it was time to stand up for herself.
a doormat who always gave in to his father's demands
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The Kama comes in three sizes: the largest option is seven feet by five feet unfolded, while the smallest looks more like a doormat at four by two feet.
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Jen Murphy, Outside Online, 21 Oct. 2024
And in a stroke of luck beyond measure, the 2003 NBA draft saw the perpetual doormat Cleveland Cavaliers landing the local kid from Akron with the first pick, instantly changing the trajectory of not only the team but the town itself.
—David John Chávez, The Mercury News, 18 Oct. 2024
Keep scrolling to shop even more Halloween doormat deals before the kiddos come knocking.
—Maggie Horton, People.com, 17 Oct. 2024
Now the wall is gone, and the glacier looks deflated—more like an ice doormat.
—Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
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Jen Murphy, Outside Online, 21 Oct. 2024
And in a stroke of luck beyond measure, the 2003 NBA draft saw the perpetual doormat Cleveland Cavaliers landing the local kid from Akron with the first pick, instantly changing the trajectory of not only the team but the town itself.
—David John Chávez, The Mercury News, 18 Oct. 2024
Keep scrolling to shop even more Halloween doormat deals before the kiddos come knocking.
—Maggie Horton, People.com, 17 Oct. 2024
Now the wall is gone, and the glacier looks deflated—more like an ice doormat.
—Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2024
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“Doormat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/doormat. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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doormat
noun
door·mat
-ˌmat 
: a mat placed before or inside a door for wiping dirt from the shoes
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