deplore

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /dɪˈplɔr/ UK /dɪˈplɔː/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

verb
to feel or express strong disapproval of something

Human rights groups deplore the use of such tactics.

Verb forms

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Synonyms

1 verb · to feel or express strong... lament bemoan bewail condemn decry regret censure

Opposites

praise applaud approve commend

Word family

Derived forms deplorabledeplorationdeploreddeploring

Related forms implore explore

Simplified etymology

Deplore entered English in the mid-16th century from Latin deplorare, formed from de- “away, thoroughly” and plorare “bewail.” It first meant “weep over,” then “regret deeply,” before weakening by the mid-19th century to “disapprove strongly.”

Etymology

From French déplorer, from Latin deplorare ('to lament, bewail'), from de- (intensive) plus plorare ('to weep, wail').

deplorare Latin plorare Latin

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# deplore

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /dɪˈplɔr/
**IPA (UK):** /dɪˈplɔː/

## Meanings
1. to feel or express strong disapproval of something

## Examples
- Human rights groups deplore the use of such tactics.

## Synonyms
- lament
- bemoan
- bewail
- condemn
- decry
- regret
- censure

## Antonyms
- praise
- applaud
- approve
- commend

## Derived Forms
- deplorable
- deploration
- deplored
- deploring

## Related Forms
- implore
- explore

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: deplorare
- Root: plorare

## Etymology
From French déplorer, from Latin deplorare ('to lament, bewail'), from de- (intensive) plus plorare ('to weep, wail').

## AI Etymology
Deplore comes from French déplorer, from Latin deplorare ('to lament, bewail'), from de- (intensive) plus plorare ('to weep, wail'). The historical trail runs through Latin deplorare and Latin plorare. Morphologically, the surface form is analyzable into prefixes, suffixes, compounds, or participial endings that carry part of the history. In modern use it means to feel or express strong disapproval of something. Derived formations include deplorable, deploration, deplored, deploring; related forms include implore, explore.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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