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Deplore

  1. verb

    express strong disapproval of

    “We deplore the government's treatment of political prisoners”

  2. verb

    regret strongly

    “I deplore this hostile action”

    Similar: lament, bewail, bemoan

Word family

deploration · deplorable · deplored · deploring

Words that mean the same

Sad and Gloomy

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