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- DictionaryDe·plor·a·ble/dəˈplôrəb(ə)l/
adjective
- 1. deserving strong condemnation: "the deplorable conditions in which most prisoners are held"
Add to word listAdd to word list. very bad or morally wrong: Your son's behaviour is absolutely deplorable. (Definition of deplorable from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
: very bad in a way that causes shock, fear, or disgust : deserving to be deplored. The company has shown a deplorable [= appalling, unconscionable] lack of concern for the environment. children living in deplorable [= horrible, disgusting, terrible] conditions. deplorable ignorance. — deplorably. /dɪ ˈplorəbli/ adverb. deplorably cruel.
1 day ago · 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! Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English de‧plor‧a‧ble /dɪˈplɔːrəbəl/ adjective formal very bad, unpleasant, and shocking SYN appalling The prisoners were held in deplorable conditions. His conduct was deplorable. —deplorably adverb Examples from the Corpus deplorable • American day care centers range from excellent to deplorable.
adjective. 1 deserving strong condemnation; completely unacceptable: children living in deplorable conditions. More example sentences Synonyms. 1.1 shockingly bad in quality: her spelling was deplorable. More example sentences Synonyms. Derivatives. deplorably. Pronunciation: /dɪˈplɔːrəbli/ adverb. Example sentences. Origin.
Define deplorable: very bad in a way that causes shock, fear, or disgust : deserving to be deplored—usage, synonyms, more.
deplorable is a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin dēplōrāre, ‑ble suffix.
