“We deplore the government's treatment of political prisoners”
verb
regret strongly
“I deplore this hostile action”
Word Forms
lamentable
adjective
bad; unfortunate
lamenter
noun
a person who is feeling grief (as grieving over someone who has died)
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
bedauern
äußern Sie starke Missbilligung
🇫🇷French
déplorer
exprimer sa vive désapprobation à l'égard
🇪🇸Spanish
deplorar
expresar una fuerte desaprobación de
🇮🇹Italian
deplorare
esprimere forte disapprovazione
🇳🇱Dutch
betreuren
een sterke afkeuring uiten
🇵🇹Portuguese
deplorar
expressar forte desaprovação
🇷🇺Russian
сожалеть
выразить резкое неодобрение
India
🇮🇳Hindi
विलाप करना
के प्रति कड़ी अस्वीकृति व्यक्त करें
🇧🇩Bengali
দুঃখ প্রকাশ করা
এর তীব্র অসম্মতি প্রকাশ করুন
🇮🇳Tamil
இரங்கல்
கடும் கண்டனத்தை தெரிவிக்கின்றன
🇮🇳Telugu
విచారించండి
తీవ్ర అసంతృప్తిని వ్యక్తం చేయండి
🇮🇳Marathi
खेद व्यक्त करणे
तीव्र नापसंती व्यक्त करा
🇮🇳Gujarati
નિંદા કરવી
ની તીવ્ર અસંમતિ વ્યક્ત કરો
🇮🇳Kannada
ಖಂಡನೆ
ಬಲವಾದ ಅಸಮ್ಮತಿಯನ್ನು ವ್ಯಕ್ತಪಡಿಸಿ
🇮🇳Malayalam
ഖേദിക്കുന്നു
ശക്തമായ വിയോജിപ്പ് പ്രകടിപ്പിക്കുക
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਅਫ਼ਸੋਸ
ਦੀ ਸਖ਼ਤ ਅਸਵੀਕਾਰਤਾ ਪ੍ਰਗਟ ਕਰੋ
🇵🇰Urdu
افسوس کرنا
کی شدید ناپسندیدگی کا اظہار کرتے ہیں۔
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
痛惜
表示强烈反对
🇯🇵Japanese
嘆く
～に強い反対を表明する
🇰🇷Korean
개탄하다
에 대해 강한 반대 의사를 표명
🇻🇳Vietnamese
tiếc nuối
bày tỏ sự không đồng tình mạnh mẽ
🇹🇭Thai
เสียใจ
แสดงความไม่เห็นด้วยอย่างแรง
🇮🇩Indonesian
menyayangkan
menyatakan ketidaksetujuan yang kuat terhadap
🇵🇭Filipino
malungkot
magpahayag ng matinding hindi pagsang-ayon sa
🇲🇾Malay
kesal
menyatakan penolakan yang kuat terhadap
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
نأسف
التعبير عن الرفض الشديد
🇮🇷Persian
ابراز تاسف
ابراز مخالفت شدید
🇹🇷Turkish
üzülmek
şiddetle onaylamadığını ifade etmek
🇮🇱Hebrew
לִבכּוֹת
להביע אי הסכמה חריפה
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'deplore'?
The primary meaning of 'deplore' is 'express strong disapproval of'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'deplore' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'deplore' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'deplore' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'deplore' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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