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Synonyms for deplore
dɪˈplɔr, -ˈploʊrde·plore
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deplore
To mourn is to feel or express sadness or distress because of some loss, affliction, or misfortune; mourning is thought of as prolonged, grief or regret may be transient. One may grieve or mourn, regret, rue, or sorrow without a sound; he bemoans with suppressed and often inarticulate sounds of grief; he bewails with passionate utterance, whether of inarticulate cries or of spoken words. He laments in plaintive or pathetic words, as the prophet Jeremiah in his "Lamentations." One deplores with settled sorrow which may or may not find relief in words. One is made to rue an act by some misfortune resulting, or by some penalty or vengeance inflicted because of it. One regrets a slight misfortune or a hasty word; he sorrows over the death of a friend.
Synonyms:
bemoan, bewail, grieve, lament, mourn, regret, rue, sorrowAntonyms:
be joyful, exult, joy, make merry, rejoice, triumph
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deploreverb
Synonyms:
mourn, bewail, lament, bemoan, grieve for, sorrow over
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
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#9217 | keen | |
#11529 | rue | |
#12121 | regret | |
#14621 | sorrow | |
#21118 | condemn | |
#28523 | lament | |
#30381 | mourn | |
#31141 | grieve | |
#40646 | regretted | |
#54242 | regrettable | |
#88536 | deplore | |
#94268 | deplored | |
#104431 | bemoan | |
#200467 | bewail |
How to use deplore in a sentence?
We deplore the way police acted with violence against a peaceful demonstration.
The Edmond de Rothschild Group:
We deplore this decision, which is tantamount to appropriating the use of the Rothschild family name, without any distinguishing element, and adds to confusion between the groups.
I opposed [automatic release] both in 2003 and 2008, and now that I am prime minister Im going to take steps to make sure that people are not released early when they commit... serious sexual, violent or terrorist offenses, i absolutely deplore that fact that this man was out on the streets... and we are going to take action against it.
We cannot afford merely to sit down and deplore the evils of city life as inevitable, when cities are constantly growing, both absolutely and relatively. We must set ourselves vigorously about the task of improving them; and this task is now well begun.
This is what distinguishes us from our neighbors. We deplore and condemn these murderers. We will pursue them to the end. They name public squares after the murderers of children. This distinction cannot be blurred or covered up. It is important to say this even as we utter our condemnations and unite against the criminals among our people.
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