Deplore

/dɪˈploɹ/ · verb

Meaning

(transitive) To bewail; to weep bitterly over; to feel sorrow for..

Definitions by Sense

1. (transitive) To bewail; to weep bitterly over; to feel sorrow for.
2. (transitive) To condemn; to express strong disapproval of.
3. (obsolete) To regard as hopeless; to give up.

Example Sentences

I deplore my neighbour for having lost his job.

I deplore not having listened to your advice.

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.

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.

Well, Minister, in practical terms we have the usual six options. One: do nothing. Two: issue a statement deploring the speech. Three: lodge an official protest. Four: cut off aid. Five: break off diplomatic relations. And six: declare war.

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.

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• deplores
• deploring
• deplored

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