to deplore
18
7.1
- verb
- /dɪˈplɔr/
- Formal
:
deplorar
- She deplores the environmental damage caused by the oil spill.
- deplore the fact
We deplore corruption, we deplore assassinations, we deplore spies.
- We deplore corruption, we deplore assassinations, we deplore spies.
- What is the trait you most deplore in yourself?
- Everything should be fun and I deplore that.
- Or I deplore that or, you know, anything along those lines that that's more assertion, right?
Examples
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I deplore my occasional departures from the truth.
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On the contrary, the Holy See deplored its antisemitism, mistreatment of opponents, and reign of terror.
Academic text (1998) -
I'd deplore the loss of such a potential opportunity for Spain, though.
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What I deplore most in life is dishonesty.
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I deplore this wanton breach of protocol.
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And let me add that I wholeheartedly deplore the disaster that's come upon you.
Fiction book (1995) -
Critics from widely separated points along the political spectrum deplored the show and were united in their condemnation.
Academic text (1995) -
Over 50 years ago, Sellery and Bobbitt deplored the lack of evaluation of school health programs.
Academic text (2012) -
New Humanists deplored the headlong rush away from the unmediated experience of the world.
Fiction book (2002) -
In agreement with Aristotle and Epicurus, Montaigne deplores feverish and rapacious desires that dominate one's soul.
Academic text (1999)
Synonyms
298
4.0
To strongly criticize someone or something publicly
192
4.9
To strongly dislike and have no respect for someone or something
137
2.0
Feel sorry and say so when giving bad news or refusing something
94
2.9
To think something is wrong or bad and show it
62
5.0
To show or say that you feel sad about something
49
3.5
To feel a very strong dislike for someone or something
26
7.8
To hate something very much
21
7.1
To say you are sad about something and complain about it
14
7.5
To feel sorry about something you did or missed
2
9.6
To show deep sadness and regret about something
Antonyms
How Disapproving
- Formal
115
6.8
298
4.0
- Formal
18
7.1
94
2.9
349
5.1
Surface Forms
Morphology
deplore = de + plore
Although analysable as de- + plore, 'plore' is not a standalone modern English word and the sense cannot be reliably derived by learners from the apparent parts.
Etymology
Deplore comes from Latin parts de- 'down' and plorare 'to cry out', so it once meant to 'cry down' or shout against something. That's why today to deplore is to strongly disapprove of or show deep regret about something, and you can see the same 'crying out' root in implore, which means to 'beg'.