deplore
verb/dɪˈplɔː(r)/
/dɪˈplɔːr/
(formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they deplore | /dɪˈplɔː(r)/ /dɪˈplɔːr/ |
| he / she / it deplores | /dɪˈplɔːz/ /dɪˈplɔːrz/ |
| past simple deplored | /dɪˈplɔːd/ /dɪˈplɔːrd/ |
| past participle deplored | /dɪˈplɔːd/ /dɪˈplɔːrd/ |
| -ing form deploring | /dɪˈplɔːrɪŋ/ /dɪˈplɔːrɪŋ/ |
- deplore something to criticize something, especially publicly, because you think it is very bad
- Like everyone else, I deplore and condemn this killing.
- He deplored the fact that these criminals were treated by many as heroes and martyrs.
- The leadership issued a statement deploring the action of some members.
- We deplore all use of violence and provocation.
Word Originmid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘weep for, regret deeply’): from French déplorer or Italian deplorare, from Latin deplorare, from de- ‘away, thoroughly’ + plorare ‘bewail’.Definitions on the go
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