də̇ˈplō(ə)r, -ȯ(ə)r, -ōə, -ȯ(ə) transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Middle French or Latin; Middle French deplorer, from Latin deplorare, from de- + plorare to wail, lament, probably of imitative origin
1. obsolete : to regard or abandon as hopeless
2.
a. : to feel or express deep grief for : sorrow over
deplore the death of a close friend
b. : to regret strongly
I deplore that I cannot conform to that practice — Tor Ulving
c. : to consider as very unfortunate or to be strongly lamented
they deplore the fifteen years of slow whittling away of basic liberties — E.A.Mowrer
their zeal to deplore the inferior position to which men have shoved women — Paul Engle
3. obsolete : to tell of or recount with sorrow
Synonyms:
deplore , lament , bewail , and bemoan agree in signifying to show grief or sorrow for something. deplore usually implies keen and profound regret for, but as commonly implies strong grieving objection to, especially the irreparable, calamitous, or unavoidable
helping the process of moral decay which he deplores — New Republic
he deplores the fact that there is dissension within the Church — Robert Corkey
how profoundly a man, holding that view, must deplore the whole course of academical literary study — A.T.Quiller-Couch
purists deplore slang — Quarterly Journal of Speech
lament implies a vehement demonstration of sorrow suggesting mourning but without tears or similar manifestation, usu., however, implying passionate utterance
his yelling rose into an indignant lament as he waved his arms more wildly — Paul Bowles
jails where the members were given ample time to lament their errors — R.A.Billington
we need not gloat or lament about the limitations of finite minds — A.G.N.Flew
bewail and bemoan imply intense sorrow finding an outlet in words or cries, bewail usually suggesting a loud and bemoan a lugubrious expression of grief or, in popular use, grievance or complaint
valet bewailing the loss of his wages — Samuel Alexander
the large number who bewail the materialistic tendencies of modern life — Times Literary Supplement
he bemoaned their fate, his mood steadily growing gloomier and gloomier — O.E.Rölvaag
as ready as any tycoon to bemoan the woes of being wealthy — Time