deplore

Meaning of deplore

verb
  1. feel or express strong disapproval of (something).
    we deplore all violence

mid 16th century (in the sense ‘weep for, regret deeply’): from French déplorer or Italian deplorare, from Latin deplorare, from de- ‘away, thoroughly’ + plorare ‘bewail’.

Information about deplore

Hyphenation of deplore

de-plore

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
  • deplore is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

deplore synonyms

Meaning lament:

lament, bewail, bemoan

Meaning regard with disgust and hatred:

abhor

Meaning dislike intensely:

detest

Meaning feel contempt or a deep repugnance for:

despise

Meaning feel or express great loathing for:

execrate

Meaning express complete disapproval of; censure:

condemn

Meaning publicly declare to be wrong or evil:

denounce

Meaning publicly denounce:

decry

Meaning express disapproval of:

deprecate

Meaning express severe disapproval of (someone or something), especially in a formal statement:

censure

Meaning criticize strongly:

damn

Meaning feel sad, repentant, or disappointed over (something that one has done or failed to do):

regret

Meaning feel regret or sadness about (the loss or disappearance of something):

mourn

Meaning bitterly regret (something one has done or allowed to happen) and wish it undone:

rue

deplore antonyms

Meaning regard with respect or warm approval:

admire

Meaning show approval or praise by clapping:

applaud

Translation of deplore

Words that rhyme with deplore

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