Question 1 · Quick check
deplore
CEFRB2
/dɪˈploɹ/
verb
Türkçe translations
Translating…
In plain English
- 01
verb
To strongly disapprove of or feel sorry about something.
- 02
verb
Extra detailTo condemn; to express strong disapproval of.
Examples
One must deplore such bad behavior.
We deplore your cruelty to animals.
At a glance
Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
- 4
- Parts of speech
- 1
- Citations
- 3
- Synonyms
- 5
Also pronounced
- /dɪˈplɔː/
Deep Dive
verb
Extra meaningsTo regard as hopeless; to give up.
To bewail; to weep bitterly over; to feel sorrow for.
More examples
In contextI deplore how you treated him at the party.
I deplore my neighbour for having lost his job.
I deplore not having listened to your advice.
Related
Quick test
Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.
Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.
Nearby
Origin
verb
From Middle French déplorer, from Old French deplorer, from Latin dēplōrāre (“to lament over, bewail”), from dē- + plōrāre (“to wail, weep aloud”); origin uncertain.