deplorable Meaning, Definition & Usage
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adjective satellite bad; unfortunate
distressing; sad; pitiful; lamentable; sorry.
- my finances were in a deplorable state
- a lamentable decision
- her clothes were in sad shape
- a sorry state of affairs
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adjective satellite of very poor quality or condition
miserable; execrable; woeful; wretched.
- deplorable housing conditions in the inner city
- woeful treatment of the accused
- woeful errors of judgment
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adjective satellite bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure
criminal; condemnable; vicious; reprehensible.
- a criminal waste of talent
- a deplorable act of violence
- adultery is as reprehensible for a husband as for a wife
WordNet
De*plor"a*ble adjective
Etymology
Cf. F.Definitions
Worthy of being deplored or lamented; lamentable; causing grief; hence, sad; calamitous; grievous; wretched; as, life's evils are deplorable .Individual sufferers are in a much more deplorable conditious than any others. Burke.