deplore

Syllables: de·plore/dɪˈplɔː/US/dɪˈploɹ/

deplore verb: to bewail; to weep bitterly over; to feel sorrow for.

Verb

deplore (third-person singular simple present deplores, present participle deploring, simple past and past participle deplored)

(transitive) To bewail; to weep bitterly over; to feel sorrow for.
- I deplore my neighbour for having lost his job.
- I deplore not having listened to your advice.
Synonyms:

bewail, lament, afterthink, becry, begrieve, bemoan, bemourn, beweep, condole, elegize
(transitive) To condemn; to express strong disapproval of.
- I deplore how you treated him at the party.
- The UNHCR deplores the recent events in Sudan.
Synonyms:

censure, condemn, admonish, animadvert, bash, bawl out, tilt, cannonade, slash, lash
(obsolete) To regard as hopeless; to give up.
- The physicians do make a kind of scruple and religion to stay with the patient after the disease is deplored; whereas, in my judgement, they ought both to inquire the skill, and to give the attendances, for the facilitating and assuaging of the pains and agonies of death.1605, Francis Bacon, Advancement of Learning
Synonyms:

cede, yield, abandon, bend, capitulate, cave in, fall in line, give over, give in, give up

deplore meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Malayalam

deplore in Tamil

வருத்தத்தை வெளிப்படுத்து

deplore in Urdu

deplore: اظہار غم کرنا izhār e ġam karnā

deplore in Bengali

গভীর পরিতাপ করা

deplore in Malayalam

അപലപിക്കുക, ഖേദം പ്രകടിപ്പിക്കുക, വിലപിക്കുക

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deplore in Kannada: ಹಲುಬು, ಗೋಳಾಡು, ಶೋಕಿಸು, ಪ್ರಲಾಪಿಸು

Examples of deplore in a sentence

Many people deplore the actions of the corrupt government.
Robert Holland-Martin, Chairman of the Southern Railway, both deplored the wholesale robbery and petty pilferage which have increased until they have reached appalling dimensions.1942 May-June, “Theft on the Railways”, in Railway Magazine, page 130:

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Synonyms of deplore

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Forms of deplore

third-person singular present	deplores
present participle	deploring
past participle	deplored
past	deplored

Past tense of deplore: deplored

Origin of deplore

From Middle French déplorer, from Old French deplorer, from Latin dēplōrāre (“to lament over, bewail”), from dē- + plōrāre (“to wail, weep aloud”); origin uncertain.

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Questions about deplore

What does deplore mean?: Deplore means to bewail; to weep bitterly over; to feel sorrow for.
What is deplore in Tamil?: Deplore in Tamil is வருத்தத்தை வெளிப்படுத்து. See Deplore meaning in Tamil.
How do you use deplore in a sentence?: Many people deplore the actions of the corrupt government.
What part of speech is deplore?: Deplore is a verb.
How do you pronounce deplore?: Deplore is pronounced /dɪˈploɹ/ (US).
What is the past tense of deplore?: The past tense of deplore is deplored.

Words near deplore in the dictionary

Adapted from Wiktionary: deplore (page history and authors); deplore (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); اظہار غم کرنا (Urdu) (page history and authors); deplore (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); deplore (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); deplore (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated: 2026-09-02

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