Deplore Definition

dĭ-plôr

deplored, deplores, deploring

verb

deplored, deplores, deploring

To be regretful or sorry about; lament.

Webster's New World

To regard as unfortunate or wretched.

Webster's New World

To express sorrow or grief over.

American Heritage

To condemn as wrong; disapprove of.

Webster's New World

To bewail; to weep bitterly over; to feel sorrow for.

I deplore my neighbour for having lost his job.

The UNHCR deplores the recent events in Sudan.

I deplore not having listened to your advice.

Wiktionary

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Origin of Deplore

From Middle French déplorer, from Old French deplorer, from Latin dēplōrāre (“to lament over, bewail”), from dē- + plōrāre (“to wail, weep aloud”); origin uncertain.

From Wiktionary
French déplorer lament, regret from Latin dēplōrāre dē- de- plōrāre to wail

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition