deplored; deploring
1
a
: to feel or express grief for
deplore the death of a friend
b
: to regret strongly
deplore my own actions
2
: to consider unfortunate or deserving of deprecation
many critics deplore his methods
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Examples of deplore in a Sentence
We deplore the development of nuclear weapons.
Many people deplored the change.
Although deplored by many, her decisions have greatly benefited the company.
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The United States increasingly deplored China’s repressive government.
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Odd Arne Westad, Foreign Affairs, 13 June 2024
What changed, at about the same time no-fault began, was that a couple of decades of legal and cultural shifts — which many conservatives deplore — began making life different, larger and better for married and unmarried women.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2024
Shohei Ohtani would reject it and the Angels would never do it, not to mention the fans, who would absolutely deplore it.
—Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2024
Francis has repeatedly deplored the death and destruction in the Gaza war.
—Alvise Armellini, USA TODAY, 31 Mar. 2024
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Odd Arne Westad, Foreign Affairs, 13 June 2024
What changed, at about the same time no-fault began, was that a couple of decades of legal and cultural shifts — which many conservatives deplore — began making life different, larger and better for married and unmarried women.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2024
Shohei Ohtani would reject it and the Angels would never do it, not to mention the fans, who would absolutely deplore it.
—Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2024
Francis has repeatedly deplored the death and destruction in the Gaza war.
—Alvise Armellini, USA TODAY, 31 Mar. 2024
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deplore
verb
de·plore
di-ˈplō(ə)r 
-ˈplȯ(ə)r
deplored; deploring
1
a
: to feel or express grief for
b
: to regret strongly
2
: to consider unfortunate or deserving of disapproval
deplorer
noun
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