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deplorable
[ dih-plawr-uh-buhl, -plohr- ]
adjective
- causing or being a subject for grief or regret; lamentable:
the deplorable death of a friend.
- causing or being a subject for censure, reproach, or disapproval; wretched; very bad:
This room is in deplorable order. You have deplorable manners!
deplorable
/ ɪˈɔːəə /
adjective
- lamentable
a deplorable lack of taste
- worthy of censure or reproach; very bad
deplorable behaviour
Derived Forms
- ˈǰԱ, noun
- ˈǰ, adverb
Other Word Forms
- ·ǰa··Ա ·ǰa·i·ٲ noun
- ·ǰa· adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of deplorable1
Example Sentences
The Pope remembered the people of Gaza, in particular its Christian population, as the conflict "causes death and destruction" and creates a "deplorable humanitarian situation".
"The reading of fiction, not long ago thought deplorable by nearly all social workers, is now becoming almost a virtue," it noted.
The Friday meeting demonstrated the Full Trump, a leader whose basic conception of geopolitics is defensible, but whose manners are deplorable.
District judge Stuart Smith said the emails were "utterly deplorable, foul, abusive and saturated in hate".
She said the idea that she should have to pay for legal advice to protect herself after going through the justice system was "absolutely deplorable".
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