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deplore

dep·lore

UK/dɪˈplɔː/ US/dɪˈploɹ/ rare obsolete

verb

1.

express strong disapproval of

  • “We deplore the government”
2.

regret strongly

  • “I deplore this hostile action”
  • “we lamented the loss of benefits”
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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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