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deplorable

[ dih-plawr-uh-buhl, -plohr- ]

adjective

  1. causing or being a subject for grief or regret; lamentable:

    the deplorable death of a friend.

  2. 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

  1. lamentable

    a deplorable lack of taste

  2. worthy of censure or reproach; very bad

    deplorable behaviour

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈǰԱ, noun
  • ˈǰ, adverb
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Other Word Forms

  • ·ǰa··Ա ·ǰa·i·ٲ noun
  • ·ǰa· adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of deplorable1

1605–15; < French éǰ < Middle French, equivalent to deplor ( er ) ( deplore ) + -able -able
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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".

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"The reading of fiction, not long ago thought deplorable by nearly all social workers, is now becoming almost a virtue," it noted.

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The Friday meeting demonstrated the Full Trump, a leader whose basic conception of geopolitics is defensible, but whose manners are deplorable.

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District judge Stuart Smith said the emails were "utterly deplorable, foul, abusive and saturated in hate".

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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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