lamentable

(lə-mĕn'tə-bəl, lăm'ən-)
adj.
Inspiring or deserving of lament or regret; deplorable or pitiable. See synonyms at pathetic.

lamentably lam'en·ta·bly adv.

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meaning 'deplorable, regrettable', is correctly pronounced with the stress on the first syllable, not the second (though either is acceptable in American English).

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The latest victim of the London bombings is 27-year-old Jean Charles de Menezes, who was shot to death in an Underground station by police who suspected he was about to perpetrate a terror attack:

"The Brazilian government said the Brazilian citizen was 'apparently the victim of a lamentable mistake.' "

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Posted July 25, 2005.

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adjective

Causing sorrow or regret: deplorable, doleful, dolorous, grievous, mournful, regrettable, rueful, sad, sorrowful, woeful. See happy/unhappy.

adj

Definition: upsetting, miserable
Antonyms: cheering, fortunate, good, lucky, satisfactory

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - sørgelig, ulykkelig, beklagelig

Nederlands (Dutch)
betreurenswaardig, beklagenswaard, deplorabel

Français (French)
adj. - lamentable, fâcheux (un incident), déplorable

Deutsch (German)
adj. - beklagenswert, kläglich

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - αξιοθρήνητος, θλιβερός

Italiano (Italian)
deplorevole, pietoso

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - lamentável

Русский (Russian)
прискорбный, жалкий, печальный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - lamentable, lastimoso, conmovedor

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - beklaglig, bedrövlig, jämmerlig, klagande, sörjande

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
可悲的, 可怜的, 哀伤的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 可悲的, 可憐的, 哀傷的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 슬픈 , 통탄할, 가엾은

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 悲しい, 悲しむべき, みじめな, 貧弱な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مؤسف, باعث على الاسى, فاشل, جدير بالرثاء, حزين‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מצער, גרוע, אומלל‬

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