Deplorable — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

bad; unfortunate

of very poor quality or condition

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dˌɔːɹɪfˈɔːɹoʊz/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪplˈɔːɹəbəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪplˈɔːɹəbəl/

3 syllables Say it as /dˌɔːɹɪfˈɔːɹoʊz/.

Examples

my finances were in a deplorable state
a lamentable decision
her clothes were in sad shape

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

condemnable criminal vicious miserable reprehensible wretched sad lamentable pitiful execrable sorry woeful distressing

Parts of Speech

adjective	bad; unfortunate “my finances were in a deplorable state”
adjective	of very poor quality or condition “deplorable housing conditions in the inner city”
adjective	bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure “a criminal waste of talent”

Word Forms

lament	verb	regret strongly
sadness	noun	the quality of excessive mournfulness and uncheerfulness
sorriness	noun	worthlessness due to insignificance
miserableness	noun	a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune
wretchedness	noun	the quality of being poor and inferior and sorry
reprehend	verb	express strong disapproval of
reprehensibility	noun	being reprehensible; worthy of and deserving reprehension or reproof

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

bedauerlich

schlecht; unglücklich

🇫🇷French

déplorable

mauvais; malheureux

🇮🇹Italian

deplorevole

Cattivo; sfortunato

🇳🇱Dutch

betreurenswaardig

slecht; ongelukkig

🇵🇹Portuguese

deplorável

ruim; infeliz

🇷🇺Russian

прискорбный

плохой; неудачный

India

🇮🇳Hindi

खेदजनक

खराब; दुर्भाग्यपूर्ण

🇧🇩Bengali

শোচনীয়

খারাপ দুর্ভাগ্যজনক

🇮🇳Tamil

வருந்தத்தக்கது

மோசமான; துரதிருஷ்டவசமான

🇮🇳Telugu

శోచనీయమైనది

చెడు; దురదృష్టకరం

🇮🇳Marathi

खेदजनक

वाईट दुर्दैवी

🇮🇳Gujarati

દુ:ખદાયક

ખરાબ કમનસીબ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಶೋಚನೀಯ

ಕೆಟ್ಟ; ದುರದೃಷ್ಟಕರ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പരിതാപകരം

മോശം; നിർഭാഗ്യകരമായ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਦੁਖਦਾਈ

ਬੁਰਾ; ਮੰਦਭਾਗਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

افسوسناک

برا بدقسمتی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

可悲的

坏的;不幸

🇯🇵Japanese

嘆かわしい

悪い;残念な

🇰🇷Korean

개탄할 만한

나쁜; 불행한 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thương tâm

xấu; không may

🇹🇭Thai

น่าเสียดาย

แย่; โชคร้าย

🇮🇩Indonesian

tercela

buruk; disayangkan

🇵🇭Filipino

nakakalungkot

masama; kapus-palad

🇲🇾Malay

menyedihkan

buruk; malang

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مؤسف

سيء؛ مؤسف

🇮🇷Persian

اسفناک

بد؛ تاسف

🇹🇷Turkish

içler acısı

kötü; talihsiz

🇮🇱Hebrew

מְצַעֵר

רַע; חֲסַר מַזָל

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