Deplore
verb
To dislike or protest strongly.
We deplore the decision to cut the school's funding.
Often appears as...
- deplore the fact
- deplore the lack
Usage tips
Formal, Disapproving
verb
To regret or feel sad about a loss or damage.
He deplored the loss of his old friend deeply.
Often appears as...
- deplore the loss
- deplore the outcome
Usage tips
Formal, Neutral
verb
To dislike or protest strongly.
We deplore the decision to cut the school's funding.
Often appears as...
- deplore the fact
- deplore the lack
Usage tips
Formal, Disapproving
verb
To regret or feel sad about a loss or damage.
He deplored the loss of his old friend deeply.
Often appears as...
- deplore the loss
- deplore the outcome
Usage tips
Formal, Neutral
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Strong Disapproval
Use 'deplore' to express strong disapproval or disappointment about actions or decisions.
Many people deplore the destruction of natural habitats.
Pro Tip 2/3Formal Contexts
'Deplore' is often used in formal announcements or statements when addressing serious issues.
The mayor deplored the increase in crime in his city.
Pro Tip 3/3Ethical Stance
Using 'deplore', you can convey an ethical stance or societal norm against something.
The community deplores the use of child labor in manufacturing.
Pro Tip 1/3Strong Disapproval
Use 'deplore' to express strong disapproval or disappointment about actions or decisions.
Many people deplore the destruction of natural habitats.
Pro Tip 2/3Formal Contexts
'Deplore' is often used in formal announcements or statements when addressing serious issues.
The mayor deplored the increase in crime in his city.
Pro Tip 3/3Ethical Stance
Using 'deplore', you can convey an ethical stance or societal norm against something.
The community deplores the use of child labor in manufacturing.
Pro Tip 1/3Strong Disapproval
Use 'deplore' to express strong disapproval or disappointment about actions or decisions.
Many people deplore the destruction of natural habitats.
Pro Tip 2/3Formal Contexts
'Deplore' is often used in formal announcements or statements when addressing serious issues.
The mayor deplored the increase in crime in his city.
Pro Tip 3/3Ethical Stance
Using 'deplore', you can convey an ethical stance or societal norm against something.
The community deplores the use of child labor in manufacturing.
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The impact of Simón...
deplored actually became more entrenched after the revolution white simply grabbed all the power that the Spaniards had left behind and the whole miserable hierarchy of race ground onward only now are we beginning to experience something
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Steven Pinker: Human...
the arts are frequently said to be in decline. And I have a collection, probably 10 or 15 headlines, from highbrow magazines deploring the fact that the arts are in decline in our time. I'll give you a couple of representative
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The impact of Simón...
deplored actually became more entrenched after the revolution white simply grabbed all the power that the Spaniards had left behind and the whole miserable hierarchy of race ground onward only now are we beginning to experience something
Video examples
Steven Pinker: Human...
the arts are frequently said to be in decline. And I have a collection, probably 10 or 15 headlines, from highbrow magazines deploring the fact that the arts are in decline in our time. I'll give you a couple of representative
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Quote examples
Florence King
American Writer
Whenever people are confronted by a prediction for the future that they simply cannot or will not believe, they always say, 'It will never happen in my lifetime.' If the prediction is something they deplore and fear, they say it with calculated bravado, often adding a smug, snorty hhrrummph.
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Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
French Philosopher
Whether one welcomes or deplores it, nothing is more surely and exactly characteristic of modern times than the irresistible invasion of the human world by technology. Mechanism invading like a tide all the places of the earth and all forms of social activity.
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Mario Monti
Italian Public Servant
That statement was not addressed to the authors of political statements. I said that I deplore attempts to misinform the public and to /trigger/ political intervention. And there were such attempts.
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Geoff Dyer
English Writer
While admiring the pleasing evidence of wealth, we become complicit in - or, at the very least, recognize the extent to which we, too, are beneficiaries of - an economic system we routinely deplore.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
American President
I deplore the need or the use of troops anywhere to get American citizens to obey the orders of constituted courts.
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George Michael
British Musician
I don't really have any traits that I deplore. I get annoyed with myself sometimes, but that's about it.
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Jill Abramson
American Editor
As a big user of public libraries, I deplore the cutbacks they have had to sustain.
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Hirohito
Japanese Leader
That most unfortunate war, which I deeply deplore.
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Jonathan Dimbleby
British Writer
I deplore the loss of arts on BBC One and Two.
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Lawrence Wright
American Author
I deplore sexual harassment.
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Florence King
American Writer
Whenever people are confronted by a prediction for the future that they simply cannot or will not believe, they always say, 'It will never happen in my lifetime.' If the prediction is something they deplore and fear, they say it with calculated bravado, often adding a smug, snorty hhrrummph.
Quote examples
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
French Philosopher
Whether one welcomes or deplores it, nothing is more surely and exactly characteristic of modern times than the irresistible invasion of the human world by technology. Mechanism invading like a tide all the places of the earth and all forms of social activity.
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Mario Monti
Italian Public Servant
That statement was not addressed to the authors of political statements. I said that I deplore attempts to misinform the public and to /trigger/ political intervention. And there were such attempts.
Quote examples
Geoff Dyer
English Writer
While admiring the pleasing evidence of wealth, we become complicit in - or, at the very least, recognize the extent to which we, too, are beneficiaries of - an economic system we routinely deplore.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
American President
I deplore the need or the use of troops anywhere to get American citizens to obey the orders of constituted courts.
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George Michael
British Musician
I don't really have any traits that I deplore. I get annoyed with myself sometimes, but that's about it.
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Jill Abramson
American Editor
As a big user of public libraries, I deplore the cutbacks they have had to sustain.
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Hirohito
Japanese Leader
That most unfortunate war, which I deeply deplore.
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Jonathan Dimbleby
British Writer
I deplore the loss of arts on BBC One and Two.
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Lawrence Wright
American Author
I deplore sexual harassment.
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