v. 25B6; verb
we deplore violence : ABHOR, find unacceptable, frown on, disapprove of, take a dim view of, take exception to; detest, despise; condemn, denounce.
he deplored their lack of flair : REGRET, lament, mourn, rue, bemoan, bewail, complain about, grieve over, sigh over.
applaud.