deplore
/dɪˈplɔː/verb
To bewail; to weep bitterly over; to feel sorrow for.
Example sentences
- “I deplore my neighbour for having lost his job.”
- “I deplore how you treated him at the party.”
Featured as word of the day on March 19, 2026.
Related words
depositMoney placed in a bank account, as for safekeeping or to earn interest.deplorableDeserving strong condemnation; shockingly bad, wretched.depriveTo take something away from (someone) and keep it away; to deny someone something.depleteTo empty or unload, as the vessels of the human system, by bloodletting or by medicine.derelictProperty abandoned by its former owner, especially a ship abandoned at sea.depictTo render a representation of something, using words, sounds, images, or other means.