Definitions for deplore
dɪˈplɔr, -ˈploʊrde·plore

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. deploreverb

   express strong disapproval of

   "We deplore the government's treatment of political prisoners"

2. deplore, lament, bewail, bemoanverb

   regret strongly

   "I deplore this hostile action"; "we lamented the loss of benefits"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. deploreverb

   To bewail; to weep bitterly over; to feel sorrow for.

2. deploreverb

   To condemn; to express strong disapproval of.

3. Etymology: From deplorare, from de- + plorare; origin uncertain.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To DEPLOREverb

   To lament; to bewail; to wail; to mourn; to bemoan; to express sorrow.

   Etymology: deploro, Latin.

   But chaste Diana, who his death deplor’d,
   With Æsculapian herbs his life restor’d. John Dryden, Æn.

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1. deplore

   To deplore is to strongly disapprove of something or condemn it, often in a public or formal way. It can also refer to expressing deep sadness, regret, or grief about something.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Deploreverb

   to feel or to express deep and poignant grief for; to bewail; to lament; to mourn; to sorrow over

2. Deploreverb

   to complain of

3. Deploreverb

   to regard as hopeless; to give up

4. Deploreverb

   to lament

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Deplore

   de-plōr′, v.t. to feel or express deep grief for.—adj. Deplor′able, lamentable: sad.—n. Deplor′ableness.—adv. Deplor′ably.—n. Deplorā′tion (obs.), lamentation.—adv. Deplor′ingly. [Fr.,—L. deplorāre—de, inten., plorāre, to weep.]

Matched Categories

1. • Complain
   • Criticize

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1. podreel

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of deplore in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of deplore in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of deplore in a Sentence

1. The Prime Minister:

   This is what distinguishes us from our neighbors. We deplore and condemn these murderers. We will pursue them to the end. They name public squares after the murderers of children. This distinction cannot be blurred or covered up. It is important to say this even as we utter our condemnations and unite against the criminals among our people.

2. Tony Abbott:

   We have both prospered in peace over the last 40 years because of the stability that our region has enjoyed and anything which disturbs that stability is something that we would mutually deplore and mutually work to ensure didn't happen, we both support freedom of navigation by air and by sea in the South China Sea. We both deplore any unilateral change to the status quo. We both think that disputes should be resolved peacefully and in accordance with international law.

3. The Edmond de Rothschild Group:

   We deplore this decision, which is tantamount to appropriating the use of the Rothschild family name, without any distinguishing element, and adds to confusion between the groups.

4. Begum Khaleda Zia:

   I, in the possible strongest terms, condemn and deplore the attack and the killing of a member of a minority religious community. They are also peace loving citizens of this soil and have the right to live in this country.

5. Hillary Clinton:

   I really deplore the tone of his campaign, the inflammatory rhetoric that he is using to divide people, and his going after groups of people with hateful, incendiary rhetoric, it's not the first time he's demonstrated a penchant for sexism.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=deplore
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Deplore
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=deplore
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deplore
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=deplore