deplore

deplore
transitive verb (deplored; deploring) Etymology: Middle French or Latin; Middle French deplorer, from Latin deplorare, from de- + plorare to wail Date: 1559 1. a. to feel or express grief for b. to regret strongly 2. to consider unfortunate or deserving of deprecation <
many critics deplore his methods
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deplorer noundeploringly adverb Synonyms: deplore, lament, bewail, bemoan mean to express grief or sorrow for something. deplore implies regret for the loss or impairment of something of value <
deplores the breakdown in family values
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. lament implies a profound or demonstrative expression of sorrow <
lamenting the loss of their only child
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. bewail and bemoan imply sorrow, disappointment, or protest finding outlet in words or cries, bewail commonly suggesting loudness, and bemoan lugubriousness <
fans bewailed the defeat
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purists bemoaning the corruption of the language
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New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.

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  • deplore — deplore, lament, bewail, bemoan mean to manifest grief or sorrow for something. All carry an implication of weeping or crying which is commonly purely figurative. Deplore implies keen and profound regret especially for what is regarded as… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • déploré — déploré, ée (dé plo ré, rée) part. passé. 1°   Sur quoi on a pleuré. Des malheurs longtemps déplorés. 2°   Désespéré, dont on désespère. •   Tu remettras en assurance Leur salut qui fut déploré, MALH. III, 2. •   Nous nous assurons en quelque… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • Deplore — De*plore , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Deplored}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Deploring}.] [L. deplorare; de + plorare to cry out, wail, lament; prob. akin to pluere to rain, and to E. flow: cf. F. d[ e]plorer. Cf. Flow.] 1. To feel or to express deep and poignant …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • deplore — 1550s, to give up as hopeless, from Fr. déplorer (13c.), from L. deplorare deplore, bewail, lament, give up for lost, from de entirely (see DE (Cf. de )) + plorare weep, cry out. Meaning to regret deeply is from 1560s. Related: Deplored;… …   Etymology dictionary

  • Deplore — De*plore , v. i. To lament. Gray. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • déploré — ⇒DÉPLORÉ, ÉE, part. passé et adj. I. Part. passé de déplorer. II. Adj. [En parlant d un inanimé abstr.] A. Qui donne lieu à des manifestations de douleur, dont on s afflige. Peines de cœur harmonieusement déplorées (SAINTE BEUVE, J. Delorme, 1829 …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • deplore — [v] regret; condemn abhor, be against, bemoan, bewail, carry on, censure, complain, cry, denounce, deprecate, disapprove of, eat one’s heart out*, grieve for, hate, hurt, lament, moan, mourn, object to, repent, rue, sing the blues*, sorrow over,… …   New thesaurus

  • déploré — Déploré, [déplor]ée. part. On dit fig. qu Une maladie est déplorée, pour dire, qu On n en espere rien, qu on desespere de la guerison. Et on dit aussi qu Une affaire est déplorée, pour dire, qu Il n y a plus aucune esperance de la faire réüssir …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • deplore — ► VERB ▪ feel or express strong disapproval of. ORIGIN Latin deplorare, from plorare bewail …   English terms dictionary

  • deplore — [dē plôr′, diplôr′] vt. deplored, deploring [Fr déplorer < L deplorare < de , intens. + plorare, to weep] 1. to be regretful or sorry about; lament 2. to regard as unfortunate or wretched 3. to condemn as wrong; disapprove of deplorer n …   English World dictionary

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