deplore

Verb

Verb Forms: deplored, deploring, deplores

• To express strong disapproval or regret for something.
• express strong disapproval of
  • "We deplore the government's treatment of political prisoners"
• regret strongly
  • "I deplore this hostile action"
• To bewail; to weep bitterly over; to feel sorrow for.
• To condemn; to express strong disapproval of.
• To regard as hopeless; to give up.

Examples

• A Scrabble player might DEPLORE a poor tile draw but must still find a valid play.
• I 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.
• Many people deplore the actions of the corrupt government.
• The UNHCR deplores the recent events in Sudan.

Synonyms

bemoan, bewail, lament, abandon, admonish, animadvert, bash, bawl out, begrieve, bend, berate, berisp, beweep, blast, capitulate, castigate, cave in, cede, censure, chastise, chew out, chide, condemn, condole, criticize, denounce, denunciate, deplore, drag, dress down, eat someone alive, excoriate, fall in line, find fault, fulminate, get down, get up, give in, give over, give somebody a piece of one's mind, give somebody what-for, give up, give way, grieve, grieven, inveigh, keen, knuckle under, lace into, lambaste, lecture, light into, mean, mourn, objurgate, pine, pooh-pooh, put someone on blast, rate, read somebody the riot act, rebuke, relinquish, reprehend, reprimand, reproach, reprove, rip into, rubbish, savage, scold, sigh, slam, sorrow, strike one's flag, strike the colors, strike the flag, submit, surrender, tear into, tell off, threap, throw in the towel, throw up one's hands, tick off, tosh, turn in, upbraid, vilify, vituperate, wail, wave the white flag, wayment, yield

Related Words

deplorable, deploration