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Added 9 October 2026

deplore

/dɪˈploɹ/ verb

Latin root: dēplōrāre Wiktionary

verb Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about deplore at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

To bewail; to weep bitterly over; to feel sorrow for.
I deplore my neighbour for having lost his job.
To condemn; to express strong disapproval of.
I deplore how you treated him at the party.
To regard as hopeless; to give up.

Origin

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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