Deplore

Verb

 * 1)  To bewail; to weep bitterly over; to feel sorrow for.
 * I deplore my neighbour for having lost his job.
 * The UNHCR deplores the recent events in Sudan.
 * I deplore not having listened to your advice.
 * 1)  To condemn; to express strong disapproval of.
 * I deplore how you treated him at the party.
 * Many people deplore the actions of a corrupt government.

Adverbs for Deplore
sincerely; satirically; prophetically; loudly; tearfully; pitifully.

Synonyms for Deplore
bewail, condemn, regret, lament, mourn, complain, grieve, deprecate, fret, sorrow, cry (for).

Antonysm for Deplore
rejoice, delight, boast, cheer, triumph, revel.

Related terms

 * deplorable
 * deploration

Thesaurus
be sorry for, bemoan, bewail, cry, deprecate, dirge, disapprove, elegize, give sorrow words, grieve, keen, knell, lament, moan, mourn, regret, repent, repine, rue, rue the day, sigh, sing the blues, sorrow, wail, weep, weep over

Etymology
From deplorare:, from de-: + plorare:; origin uncertain.

Translations

 * Bulgarian: оплаквам,
 * Esperanto:
 * Finnish: tuntea mielipahaa (+ elative), valittaa
 * French:
 * German:


 * Romanian:
 * Russian: оплакивать,
 * Scottish Gaelic: ,
 * Spanish:


 * Bulgarian: осъждам, не одобрявам


 * Russian: осуждать

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