 deplorable |
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| 1. | [ adjective ] bad; unfortunate | |
| Synonyms: | sorry lamentable sad pitiful distressing | |
| Examples: | "my finances were in a deplorable state" "a lamentable decision" "her clothes were in sad shape" "a sorry state of affairs" |
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| Related terms: | bad | |
| 2. | [ adjective ] of very poor quality or condition | |
| Synonyms: | wretched miserable woeful execrable | |
| Examples: | "deplorable housing conditions in the inner city" "woeful treatment of the accused" "woeful errors of judgment" |
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| Related terms: | inferior | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure | |
| Synonyms: | criminal reprehensible condemnable | |
| Examples: | "a criminal waste of talent" "a deplorable act of violence" "adultery is as reprehensible for a husband as for a wife" |
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| Related terms: | wrong | |
| Similar spelling: |
deplorably deplore |
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