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deplorable
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As an adjective, deplorable means be deplored. As a noun, it means a person or thing that is to be deplored.
Meanings of deplorable
8 meaningsadjective
To be deplored.
To be felt sorrow for; worthy of compassion; lamentable.
“We were all saddened by the deplorable death of his son.”
Deserving strong condemnation; shockingly bad, wretched.
“Poor children suffer permanent damage due to deplorable living conditions and deplorable treatment by law enforcement.”
“Poor children are often accused of having deplorable manners, when they are, in fact, simply responding to society in ways that mirror how society treats them.”
Bad; unfortunate
“my finances were in a deplorable state”
“a lamentable decision”
“her clothes were in sad shape”
Similar: distressing, lamentable, pitiful, sad, sorryBringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure
“a criminal waste of talent”
“a deplorable act of violence”
“adultery is as reprehensible for a husband as for a wife”
Similar: condemnable, criminal, reprehensible, vicious
noun
A person or thing that is to be deplored.
specifically us politicsderogatoryneologismA supporter of Donald Trump.
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).