deplore

(dĭ-plôr', -plōr')
tr.v., -plored, -plor·ing, -plores.

1. To feel or express strong disapproval of; condemn: "Somehow we had to master events, not simply deplore them" (Henry A. Kissinger).
2. To express sorrow or grief over.
3. To regret; bemoan.

[French déplorer, lament, regret, from Latin dēplōrāre : dē-, de- + plōrāre, to wail.]

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verb

1. To feel or express strong disapproval of: censure, condemn, denounce, reprehend, reprobate. See praise/blame.
2. To feel or express sorrow for: regret, repent, rue. See regret/impenitence.

v

Definition: regret; condemn
Antonyms: approve, be happy, delight, praise, rejoice, revel

IN BRIEF: To regard with grief or sorrow.

Much as we deplore our condition in life, nothing would make us more satisfied with it than the changing of places, for a few days, with our neighbors. — Phillips Brooks.

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• Judgments Pro and Con - deplore: regret deeply; express shock or distaste over

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See words rhyming with "deplore."

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - beklage, finde elendig

Nederlands (Dutch)
betreuren, afkeuren

Français (French)
v. tr. - déplorer, regretter vivement

Deutsch (German)
v. - bedauern, beklagen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - ελεεινολογώ, οικτίρω, αποδοκιμάζω

Italiano (Italian)
deplorare, rammaricarsi di

Português (Portuguese)
v. - deplorar

Русский (Russian)
сожалеть, жалеть

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - deplorar, lamentar, lamentarse

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - beklaga, sörja

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
悲悼, 悔恨, 哀叹

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 悲悼, 悔恨, 哀歎

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 한탄하다, 비탄하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 遺憾に思う, 嘆き悲しむ

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يشعر بأسى لشئ, يأسف بشدة على شئ, يستنكر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הצטער, גינה, הביע צער‬

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