ˈdənˌfȯ(ə)r, -ȯ(ə) adjective
1. : irretrievably lost or mortally stricken : doomed
when we saw the explosion we thought he was done for
2. : left with no effective power and no capacity or opportunity for recovery : down-and-out
defeat in this election would mean he was done for, his career at an end
3. : sunk in defeat : washed-up , beaten
you know, it may come out any day, and then we're done for — George Meredith
if this country ever runs out of people who don't like to be pushed around, we are done for — Elmer Davis
4. : relegated to the discard
the impression that the old, great, simple books are declassed, passé, dated, outmoded, done for — J.C.Powys