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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

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • deplorableness noun
  • deplorability noun
  • deplorably adverb
  • ˈǰԱ noun
  • ˈǰ adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of deplorable1

1605–15; < French éǰ < Middle French, equivalent to deplor ( er ) ( deplore ) + -able -able
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President Sheinbaum described it as "a deplorable incident" and offered Mayor Brugada, who is from the same party as the president, all the support she may need.

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“Efty was fired in retaliation for doing her job. She was fired because her findings about the deplorable conditions in juvenile facilities didn’t align with the state’s political narrative. That’s illegal,” he said.

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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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