Deplore



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• v.悲悼, 哀叹

Webster Collegiate

transitive verb (deplored; deploring)

• Etymology: Middle French or Latin; Middle French deplorer, from Latin deplorare, from de- + plorare to wail
• Date: 1559
• 1.
  • a. to feel or express grief for
  • b. to regret strongly
• 2. to consider unfortunate or deserving of deprecation <many critics deplore his methods>
• ? deplorer noun
• ? deploringly adverb
• Synonyms:
  • deplore, lament, bewail, bemoan mean to express grief or sorrow for something. deplore implies regret for the loss or impairment of something of value <deplores the breakdown in family values>. lament implies a profound or demonstrative expression of sorrow<lamenting the loss of their only child>. bewail and bemoan imply sorrow, disappointment, or protest finding outlet in words or cries, bewail commonly suggesting loudness, and bemoan lugubriousness<fans bewailed the defeat><purists bemoaning the corruption of the language>.

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