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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"
The meaning of DEPLORABLE is deserving censure or contempt : wretched. How to use deplorable in a sentence.
Deplorable definition: causing or being a subject for grief or regret; lamentable. See examples of DEPLORABLE used in a sentence.
adjective. formal uk / dɪˈplɔː.rə.b ə l / us / dɪˈplɔː.rə.b ə l / Add to word list. very bad: I thought his behaviour was absolutely deplorable. They are forced to live in deplorable conditions. Synonyms. lamentable formal. reprehensible formal. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Serious and unpleasant. abominable. abominably. abysmally.
Deplorable is an adjective used to describe something extremely bad or unfortunate, like the deplorable destruction and loss of life in Japan after the earthquake and tsunami.
If you say that something is deplorable, you think that it is very bad and unacceptable. [formal] Many of them live under deplorable conditions. The Chief Constable said that sexual harassment was deplorable. Synonyms: terrible [informal], distressing, dreadful, sad More Synonyms of deplorable.
adj. 1. Worthy of severe condemnation or reproach: a deplorable act of violence. 2. Lamentable; woeful: My finances were in a deplorable state of neglect. 3. Wretched; bad: deplorable housing conditions in the inner city. de·plor′a·ble·ness, de·plor′a·bil′i·ty n. de·plor′a·bly adv.
adjective. formal us / dɪˈplɔː.rə.b ə l / uk / dɪˈplɔː.rə.b ə l / Add to word list. very bad: I thought his behavior was absolutely deplorable. They are forced to live in deplorable conditions. Synonyms. lamentable formal. reprehensible formal. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Serious and unpleasant. abominable. abominably. abysmally.
adjective. Worthy of severe condemnation or reproach. A deplorable act of violence. American Heritage. Similar definitions. Lamentable; woeful. My finances were in a deplorable state of neglect. American Heritage. That can or should be deplored; regrettable, wretched, very bad, etc.
very bad and unacceptable, often in a way that shocks people synonym appalling. a deplorable incident. They were living in the most deplorable conditions. The acting was deplorable. We tried to forget the whole deplorable episode. It is deplorable that….
Definition of deplorable adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
