adjective · rare

deplorable

de·plor·a·ble

deplorable · more deplorable · most deplorable

жалібний, поганий, кепський, плачний

несчастный, скверный, прискорбный, плачевный

bedauerlich, verwerflich, bedauernswert, miserabel

To be deploredTo be deplored.: To be felt sorrow for; worthy of compassion; lamentable.

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UK/dɪˈplɔːɹəbl̩/US/dəˈplɔɹəb(ə)l/

» What a deplorable thing to do!

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Meaning

2 senses

To be deplored.
To be felt sorrow for; worthy of compassion; lamentable.
We were all saddened by the deplorable death of his son.
bedauerlich, bedauernswert, beklagenswert
несча́стныйnesčástnyj, приско́рбныйpriskórbnyj
пла́чнийpláčnyj, жа́лібнийžálibnyj, жалібни́йžalibnýj
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.
miserabel, schimpflich, skandalös
плаче́вныйplačévnyj, скве́рныйskvérnyj
ке́пськийképsʹkyj, пога́нийpohányj

More definitions

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

Examples

11 sentences

What a deplorable thing to do!
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The road is in a deplorable state.
ruДорога в плачевном состоянии. — odexed
deDie Straße befindet sich in einem bedauernswerten Zustand. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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This is a deplorable state of affairs.
ruЭто плачевное положение дел. — odexed
deDas ist ein bedauerlicher Mißstand. — Waldelfe
mailohilohi · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · C1Open on Tatoeba Report a problem
It is deplorable that she is so selfish.
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The roads of this city are in deplorable condition.
ruДороги в этом городе в плачевном состоянии. — Balamax
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Translations

8 languages

Українська

By meaning 2

to be felt sorrow for; worthy of compassion — see also lamentable:

deserving strong condemnation; shockingly bad — see also wretched:

Русский

By meaning 2

to be felt sorrow for; worthy of compassion — see also lamentable:

deserving strong condemnation; shockingly bad — see also wretched:

Deutsch

By meaning 2

to be felt sorrow for; worthy of compassion — see also lamentable:

deserving strong condemnation; shockingly bad — see also wretched:

Origin

The adjective is borrowed from French déplorable (“lamentable, regrettable”), or from its

The adjective is borrowed from French déplorable (“lamentable, regrettable”), or from its etymon Late Latin dēplōrābilis + English -able (suffix meaning ‘relevant to, suitable to’). Dēplōrābilis is derived from Latin dēplōrō (“to bemoan, complain about; to bewail, lament, deplore”) + -ābilis (suffix meaning ‘able or worthy to be’); while dēplōrō is from dē- (intensifying prefix) + plōrō (“to cry out; to complain; to lament, deplore”) (possibly from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₃(w)- (“to flow; to swim”)). By surface analysis, deplore + -able.

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