deplore
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de·plore
(dĭ-plôr', -plōr') 
tr.v., -plored, -plor·ing, -plores.
tr.v., -plored, -plor·ing, -plores.
- To feel or express strong disapproval of; condemn: "Somehow we had to master events, not simply deplore them" (Henry A. Kissinger).
- To express sorrow or grief over.
- To regret; bemoan.
[French déplorer, lament, regret, from Latin dēplōrāre : dē-, de- + plōrāre, to wail.]
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deplore
verb
- To feel or express strong disapproval of: censure, condemn, denounce, reprehend, reprobate. See praise/blame.
- To feel or express sorrow for: regret, repent, rue. See regret/impenitence.
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deplore
v
Definition: regret; condemn
Antonyms: approve, be happy, delight, praise, rejoice, revel
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deplore
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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categories related to 'deplore'
- Judgments Pro and Con - deplore: regret deeply; express shock or distaste over
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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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