deplore[verb]Synonyms: disapprove of, abhor, censure, condemn, denounce, object to, take a dim view of
Contrasted words: boast, brag, crow, vaunt, rejoice
Related Words: deprecate,
disapprove,
mourn,
sorrow,
cry,
keen,
wail [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
de‧plore /dɪˈplɔː $ -ˈplɔːr/
verb [transitive] formal[
Date: 1500-1600;
Language: French;
Origin: déplorer, from Latin plorare 'to cry out']
to disapprove of something very strongly and criticize it severely, especially publicly:
The UN deplored the invasion as a ‘violation of international law’. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲