Definition of deplore

verb (v)

• express strong disapproval of (verb.communication)

  Synonym: condemn, decry, excoriate, objurgate, reprehend, reprobate
  

  Example:
  We deplore the government's treatment of political prisoners.
  

  source: wordnet30
• regret strongly (verb.communication)

  Synonym: bemoan, bewail, lament
  

  Example:
  I deplore this hostile action.
  

  source: wordnet30
• To feel or to express deep and poignant grief for; to bewail; to lament; to mourn; to sorrow over. (verb)

  source: webster1913
• To lament. (verb)

  source: webster1913

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