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deplore

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de·plore  (d-plôr, -plr)
tr.v. de·plored, de·plor·ing, de·plores
1. To feel or express strong disapproval of; condemn: "Somehow we had to master events, not simply deplore them" (Henry A. Kissinger).
2. To express sorrow or grief over.
3. To regret; bemoan.

[French déplorer, lament, regret, from Latin dplrre : d-, de- + plrre, to wail.]

deplore
Verb
[-ploring, -plored] to express or feel strong disapproval of [Latin deplorare to weep bitterly]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.deplore - express strong disapproval of; "We deplore the government's treatment of political prisoners"
criticise, criticize, pick apart, knock - find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws; "The paper criticized the new movie"; "Don't knock the food--it's free"
accurse, anathematise, anathematize, comminate, execrate, anathemise, anathemize - curse or declare to be evil or anathema or threaten with divine punishment
2.deplore - regret strongly; "I deplore this hostile action"; "we lamented the loss of benefits"
kvetch, plain, quetch, complain, sound off, kick - express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness; "My mother complains all day"; "She has a lot to kick about"

deplore
verb 1. disapprove of, condemn, object to, denounce, censure, abhor, deprecate, take a dim view of, excoriate
verb 2. lament, regret, mourn, rue, bemoan, grieve for, bewail, sorrow over
Translations
deplore [dɪˈplɔːʳ] vtdeplorar

deplore [dɪˈplɔːʳ] vtdéplorer

deplore [dɪˈplɔːʳ] vtverurteilen

deplore [dɪˈplɔːʳ] vtdeplorare

deplore
v deplore [diˈploː]
to express disapproval and regret about (something) We all deplore the actions of murderers. betreur, bejammer يَحْزَن . осъждам litovat, naříkat nad beklage mißbilligen καταδικάζω, αποδοκιμάζω lamentar, deplorar taunima اظهار تاسف کردن؛ رقت بار دانستن paheksua déplorer לְהִצטָעֵר על- निन्दा करना žaliti,oplakivati helytelenít menyesali harma, sjá eftir deplorare 残念に思う 불만을 표하다, 비난하다 apgailėti, apgailestauti nožēlot; apraudāt kesal betreuren, afkeuren beklage, sørge over wyrażać ubolewanie lamentar a deplânge считать предосудительным odsúdiť, ľutovať obžalovati osuđivati djupt beklaga คัดค้าน esef etmek, kınamak 痛惜, 表示悲痛 жалкувати; осуджувати کسی بات پر افسوس کرنا lấy làm tiếc , 表示
adj deˈplorable
very bad deplorable behaviour. betreurenswaardige, erbarmlike مُؤْسِف، يُرْثى لَهُ плачевен politováníhodný, ubohý elendig; beklagelig; uacceptabel bedauernswert ελεεινός, καταδικαστέος deplorable kahetsusväärne رقت بار؛ تاسف برانگیز valitettava déplorable מְצָעֵר מְאוֹד दयनीय, निन्दनीय bijedno, loše siralmas buruk hörmulegur, átakanlegur deplorabile, deplorevole 嘆かわしい 매우 나쁜, 비난받을 만한 apgailėtinas nožēlojams amat buruk betreurenswaardig svært beklagelig, ytterst uheldig, sørgelig godny ubolewania deplorável deplorabil прискорбный poľutovaniahodný obžalovanja vreden za osudu beklagansvärd, bedrövlig เลว; น่าตำหนิ esef verici, çok kötü 可嘆的 поганий, кепський نہایت برا đáng bị lên án


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you who so lately, when you supposed yourself safe, exulted over my calamity, have now reason to deplore a similar misfortune.
Finally, leading him out of the church they carried him to the judgment seat and seated him on it, and the duke's majordomo said to him, "It is an ancient custom in this island, senor governor, that he who comes to take possession of this famous island is bound to answer a question which shall be put to him, and which must he a somewhat knotty and difficult one; and by his answer the people take the measure of their new governor's wit, and hail with joy or deplore his arrival accordingly.
The more I consider this mighty tail, the more do I deplore my inability to express it.
 
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