Definition of DEPLORING

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deplore, lament, bewail, bemoan mean to express grief or sorrow for something. deplore implies regret for the loss or impairment of something of value. deplores the breakdown in family values lament implies a profound or demonstrative expression of sorrow. lamenting the loss of their only child bewail and bemoan imply sorrow, disappointment, or protest finding outlet in words or cries, bewail commonly suggesting loudness, and bemoan lugubriousness. fans bewailed the defeat purists bemoaning the corruption of the language

Examples of deplore in a Sentence

We deplore the development of nuclear weapons. Many people deplored the change. Although deplored by many, her decisions have greatly benefited the company.

Recent Examples on the Web Having always deplored this twofer trick, Miss Manners finds this neither darling nor thoughtful nor truly charitable. — Judith Martin, Washington Post, "Miss Manners: Friend fed up with pointless texts," 23 Dec. 2019 Over the years, many Spaniards considered flamenco a scourge of their nation, deploring it as an entertainment that lulled the masses into stupefaction and hampered Spain’s progress toward modernity. — Sandie Holguín, Smithsonian, "The Complicated History of Flamenco in Spain," 24 Oct. 2019 Colonel Vindman opened his testimony by deploring smears on government officials who have been subpoenaed to testify in the inquiry. — Peter Baker, New York Times, "Trump Takes Aim at His Own White House Aides," 19 Nov. 2019 The story also quoted Carson as deploring the blurring of gender roles in society generally. — J.k. Dineen, SFChronicle.com, "HUD Secretary Carson disparaged transgender people during SF visit, report says," 19 Sep. 2019 Human rights advocates have deplored conditions in the camps, where food, clean water and medical assistance are in short supply. — Washington Post, "Europe has resisted taking back citizens who joined ISIS. Now, it may not have a choice.," 14 Nov. 2019 In September, an internal committee recommended that top engineers report to the commercial airplane division’s chief engineer — in theory, a reassertion of expertise against the bottom-line mindset that Stan Sorscher and others deplored. — Alec Macgillis, ProPublica, "“I Will Never Let Boeing Forget Her”," 11 Nov. 2019 Republicans, moderates and Northern Irish businesses deplore his Brexit plan, which would keep Northern Ireland in the EU Single Market, and at the same time out of its Customs Union. — Nic Robertson, CNN, "Boris Johnson's Brexit talks teeter on brink of collapse. Here's how a Nobel prize-winner could help him," 9 Oct. 2019 For instance, the steadily rising expense of education and health care is almost universally deplored as an economic scourge, despite being caused by something indubitably good: rapid, if unevenly spread, productivity growth. — The Economist, "The rising cost of education and health care is less troubling than believed," 20 June 2019

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