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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 meanings

adjective

  1. To be deplored.

  2. To be felt sorrow for; worthy of compassion; lamentable.

    “We were all saddened by the deplorable death of his son.”

  3. 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.”

  4. Bad; unfortunate

    “my finances were in a deplorable state”

    “a lamentable decision”

    “her clothes were in sad shape”

    Similar: distressing, lamentable, pitiful, sad, sorry
  5. Of very poor quality or condition

    “deplorable housing conditions in the inner city”

    “woeful treatment of the accused”

    “woeful errors of judgment”

    Similar: execrable, miserable, woeful, wretched
  6. Bringing 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

  1. A person or thing that is to be deplored.

  2. specifically us politicsderogatoryneologismA supporter of Donald Trump.

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

adjective: bad; unfortunate
adjective: of very poor quality or condition
adjective: bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure

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