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English
Etymology
From Middle French déplorer, from Old French deplorer, from Latin dēplōrāre (“to lament over, bewail”), from dē- + plōrāre (“to wail, weep aloud”); origin uncertain.
Pronunciation
Verb
deplore (third-person singular simple present deplores, present participle deploring, simple past and past participle deplored)
- (transitive) To bewail; to weep bitterly over; to feel sorrow for.
I deplore my neighbour for having lost his job.
I deplore not having listened to your advice.
- (transitive) To condemn; to express strong disapproval of.
I deplore how you treated him at the party.
The UNHCR deplores the recent events in Sudan.
Many people deplore the actions of the corrupt government.
1942 May-June, “Theft on the Railways”, in Railway Magazine, page 130:Sir Thomas Royden, Chairman of the L.M.S.R., and Mr. Robert Holland-Martin, Chairman of the Southern Railway, both deplored the wholesale robbery and petty pilferage which have increased until they have reached appalling dimensions.
- (obsolete) To regard as hopeless; to give up.
1605, Francis Bacon, Advancement of Learning:The physicians do make a kind of scruple and religion to stay with the patient after the disease is deplored; whereas, in my judgement, they ought both to inquire the skill, and to give the attendances, for the facilitating and assuaging of the pains and agonies of death.
Synonyms
Related terms
Translations
to bewail; to weep bitterly over; to feel sorrow for
transitive: To condemn; to express strong disapproval of
Further reading
- “deplore”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “deplore”, in The Century Dictionary , New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “deplore”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
Anagrams
Portuguese
Verb
deplore
- inflection of deplorar:
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative
Spanish
Verb
deplore
- inflection of deplorar:
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative