deplorable

[ dih-plawr-uh-buhl, -plohr- ]

adjective

1. causing or being a subject for grief or regret; lamentable:

   the deplorable death of a friend.

2. causing or being a subject for censure, reproach, or disapproval; wretched; very bad:

   This room is in deplorable order. You have deplorable manners!

deplorable

/ dɪˈplɔːrəbəl /

adjective

1. lamentable

   a deplorable lack of taste

2. worthy of censure or reproach; very bad

   deplorable behaviour

Derived Forms

• deˈplorableness, noun
• deˈplorably, adverb

Other Words From

• de·plora·ble·ness de·plora·bili·ty noun
• de·plora·bly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of deplorable¹

1605–15; < French déplorable < Middle French, equivalent to deplor ( er ) ( deplore ) + -able -able

Related Words

• dire
• disastrous
• disgraceful
• distressing
• dreadful
• grievous
• horrifying
• intolerable
• lamentable
• miserable
• regrettable
• reprehensible
• scandalous
• terrible
• tragic
• unbearable
• unsatisfactory
• wretched