deplorable
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6.8
- adjective
- /dɪˈplɔːrəbəl/
:
indignante
- The conditions in the refugee camp were deplorable, making it difficult for families to live there.
- deplorable conditions
- deplorable living conditions
- deplorable situation
Saying that you think veterans are suckers and losers is about as deplorable as you can get.
- Saying that you think veterans are suckers and losers is about as deplorable as you can get.
- You've got Stephen Miller, who honest to goodness is so deplorable.
- If you're supporting him not for those things but in spite of them, you are even more deplorable.
- And his followers did what he told them to do, behave in a way that's, what's the word, deplorable.
- And then in a deplorable passage he says, well, it is true that there are some people who are fit by nature, who are cut out to be slaves.
- You know, all kinds of deplorable behaviors were all fucked up.
- And listen, I don't, I being a racist, in my opinion, and this is my humble opinion is deplorable.
Examples
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For a field that hopes to be taken seriously, this is a deplorable situation.
Academic text (1996) -
These streets are in deplorable condition.
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Do you want other examples of the deplorable situation in your schools?
Academic text (1990) -
The quality, of course, was deplorable, but did he care?
Fiction book (2000) -
But many millions of dollars spent on that science are showing that the bay is in deplorable condition.
Academic text (2005) -
Despite your best efforts with this World's Fair, the city seems to be getting more deplorable every day.
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People like Ihor were rounded up and held in deplorable conditions.
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Poor indigent Gypsy and non-Gypsy artists performed flamenco under a variety of deplorable conditions.
Academic text (1998) -
Overall, the debacle revealed a deplorable state of neglect in Mexico's emergency response and preparedness.
Academic text (2006) -
After the storm, the city's infrastructure was in a deplorable state, with many homes left in ruins.
Synonyms
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1.0
Very bad or unpleasant and often serious
∞
1.5
Very bad or frightening in a way that makes you feel upset
531
1.3
Causing a strong feeling of dislike or making you feel sick
256
3.2
Not good enough or not allowed by rules
192
4.2
Shocking and very wrong in a way that upsets people
95
5.7
Very bad in a way that makes people feel strong dislike and disgust
90
3.7
Very wrong and deserving strong blame
89
4.7
Causing shame because it is morally wrong
87
5.6
Causing shock and strong disgust because it is very bad
82
7.0
Very shocking and scary, causing fear or disgust
71
4.9
Morally wrong or deserving strong criticism
58
8.9
Very bad and obvious in a way that shocks people
52
4.1
A very unpleasant thing that shocks or disgusts you
50
7.9
Morally wrong and deserving strong criticism
46
3.0
Very bad or shocking behaviour that makes people lose respect
43
5.0
Causing shock or strong disapproval by offending people's ideas of right and wrong
42
7.8
Very unpleasant and morally wrong to most people
37
5.7
Very shocking and upsetting to many people because it breaks moral rules
35
5.6
Too bad to be forgiven
31
6.7
Causing people to feel offended or want to protest
30
4.6
Something that makes people feel dislike or disgust
29
7.2
Something people think is morally wrong or dishonest
25
7.1
Very bad or of poor quality
24
7.2
Very bad or morally wrong so people strongly dislike it
23
7.7
Causing strong dislike or disgust because people see it as morally wrong
20
5.4
Deserves strong blame or dislike
19
7.0
Being very bad and of low quality
15
7.1
Very bad in a moral way and deserving strong blame
10
8.5
Something that people strongly blame or hate for being very bad
9
6.5
Very unpleasant and causing people to feel strong dislike or hate
6
6.7
Very bad and upsetting because it should not have happened
4
9.5
Very bad and unpleasant, causing strong dislike
4
8.2
Very bad and unpleasant, of poor quality
4
5.5
Very bad in quality or condition
1
7.5
Deserving strong criticism for being wrong
Causing a strong feeling of dislike or making people feel sick
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Etymology
Deplorable comes from Latin parts de- 'down' and plorare 'to cry out'. You can see the same root in the English verb deplore, which means 'to feel or say that something is very bad'. So, something deplorable is something people 'cry out' about because it is shockingly bad or unacceptable.