deplore

== English == === Etymology === From Middle French déplorer, from Old French deplorer, from Latin dēplōrāre (“to lament over, bewail”), from dē- +‎ plōrāre (“to wail, weep aloud”); origin uncertain. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /dɪˈploɹ/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /dɪˈplɔː/ (rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA(key): /dɪˈplo(ː)ɹ/ (non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger) IPA(key): /dɪˈploə/ Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ) Hyphenation: de‧plore === Verb === deplore (third-person singular simple present deplores, present participle deploring, simple past and past participle deplored) (transitive) To bewail; to weep bitterly over; to feel sorrow for. Synonyms: bewail, lament; see also Thesaurus:lament (transitive) To condemn; to express strong disapproval of. Synonyms: censure, condemn; see also Thesaurus:criticize (obsolete) To regard as hopeless; to give up. Synonyms: cede, yield; see also Thesaurus:surrender ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== deplorable deploration ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === “deplore”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “deplore”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “deplore”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. === Anagrams === redpole == Portuguese == === Verb === deplore inflection of deplorar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative == Spanish == === Verb === deplore inflection of deplorar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive third-person singular imperative