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

Example Sentences

Voters in Council District 14, meanwhile, ousted Councilmember Kevin de León, who refused to resign after being caught on tape making deplorable, racially divisive comments.

From Los Angeles Times

The chief minister of Balochistan called the act deplorable and the perpetrators "worse than animals".

From BBC

The pause provoked outrage among Northern Ireland leaders in September with First Minister Michelle O'Neill describing it as "deplorable".

From BBC

"She said deplorable, and that didn't work out," Trump said.

From Salon

“This is a terrible situation. No one should be forced to live in uninhabitable, deplorable conditions,” said Sandow, the Housing Department spokeswoman.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

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