deplore meaning

deplore as a verb

1. express strong disapproval of
   • We deplore the government's treatment of political prisoners

   Type of: knock

   Kinds: accurse

2. regret strongly
   • I deplore this hostile action
   • we lamented the loss of benefits

   Synonyms: lament, bewail, bemoan

   Type of: complain

deplore in a sentence

• We deplore your cruelty to animals.
• He deeply deplored the situation.
• He deplored the fact that Silesia was no longer Prussian.

How to pronounce deplore

deplore is pronounced /dɪˈplɔr/ in American English. It has 2 syllables, with the stress on the second syllable.

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