English Explanatory Dictionary

deplore

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/dɪˈploɹ/ /dɪˈplɔː/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-deplore.wav /dɪˈplo(ː)ɹ/ /dɪˈploə/

Word forms

deplore deplores deploring deplored

Etymology

From Middle French déplorer, from Old French deplorer, from Latin dēplōrāre (“to lament over, bewail”), from dē- + plōrāre (“to wail, weep aloud”); origin uncertain.

Synonyms

bewail lament afterthink becry begrieve bemoan bemourn beweep condole deplore elegize grieve grieven keen mean mourn pine repent sigh sorrow wail wayment censure condemn admonish animadvert bash bawl out slash lash blame scorch blast berate berisp castigate charge chastise chew out chide criticize denounce denunciate deprecate derogate dispraise drag dress down eat someone alive excoriate find fault fulminate get at get down get up give somebody a piece of one's mind give somebody what-for inveigh lace into lambaste

Related words

deplorable deploration

Derived words

deploredly deploredness deplorement deploringly undeplored
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