deplore
pronunciation
How to pronounce deplore in British English:
UK [dɪˈplɔː(r)]
How to pronounce deplore in American English:
US [dɪˈplɔːr]
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- Verb:
- express strong disapproval of
- regret strongly
Word Origin
- deplore
- deplore: see explore
- deplore (v.)
- 1550s, "to give up as hopeless," from French déplorer (13c.), from Latin deplorare "deplore, bewail, lament, give up for lost," from de- "entirely" (see de-) + plorare "weep, cry out," which is of unknown origin. Meaning "to regret deeply" is from 1560s. Related: Deplored; deploring.
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Example
- 1. Most moderate somalis deplore the air strikes .
- 2. It is not just the treatment of ms feng that they deplore .
- 3. Concerning pakistan , all the candidates deplore general pervez musharraf 's declaration of martial law .
- 4. It is not just the treatment of ms feng that they deplore . It is the one-child policy itself .
- 5. Labour and the liberal democrats deplore a plan to encourage local licensing boards to ban off-licence sales to people under 21 years old .