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adjective

as in weeping
expressing or suggesting mourning a deploring look on his face long after the funeral had ended

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deploring

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verb

present participle of deplore
1
as in mourning
to feel or express sorrow for a statement from the bishops deploring the loss of life in the war overseas

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as in regretting
to feel sorry or dissatisfied about deplored the fact that his guests were seeing his apartment at its messiest

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Recent Examples of deploring
Verb
In March 2022, 141 countries supported a resolution deploring Russian aggression and demanding that Russia withdraw its forces. — Lidia Pilecky, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026 Regardless of the level of material damage, Shiites are deploring the physical and spiritual assaults against their sacred landscape. — Mary Thurlkill, The Conversation, 30 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deploring
  1. weeping
  2. mourning
  3. regretting
  4. mournful
  5. lamenting
  6. funeral
  7. heartbroken
  8. grieving
Adjective
  • And every day, across from them, outside the clinic, about to enter or just leaving, there were women hugging each other and weeping.
    — David Mamet, National Review, 11 Aug. 2022
  • The show manages to stay on the brink — always laughing, never quite weeping — for its entire length.
    — Helen Shaw, Vulture, 8 Dec. 2021
Definition of weeping
Verb
  • This memory of the body’s muscle enacted in the gesture of cutting, moved from anger to mindfulness to mourning for all that was lost in that claiming of art.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Yet as black became a defining color of modern fashion, most famously through Gabrielle Chanel’s little black dress of 1926, its association with mourning gradually loosened.
    — Livia Caligor, Vogue, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of mourning
Verb
  • Penn State fans and boosters though, might already be regretting their program's big reset.
    — Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2026
  • Turns out Travis Hunter did it in 2024’s Week 4 and Leonard Fournette in 2014’s Week 2 (before regretting it).
    — Jason Kirk, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of regretting
Adjective
  • The One About Matthew Perry, a three-part docuseries, out October 27 on Netflix, is more of a celebration of celebrate Perry’s life instead of a mournful tribute or true crime drama about his death and the headline-making trial that followed.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2026
  • East Suffolk, a windblown span of marshy coastland, has a reputation for stark, mournful beauty, and for drawing creative people with a taste for isolation and escape.
    — Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of mournful
Verb
  • After directing her toward Valmiki’s hermitage, Lakshmana departs, lamenting the painful duty imposed upon him.
    — Tamanna Nangia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Shapira fills a plate with a crab cake, two chicken tenders, and a salad, lamenting the fattiness of American food.
    — Margaux MacColl, Vanity Fair, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of lamenting
Adjective
  • Spanning 30,500 square feet, the museum houses 19 permanent exhibits that explore everything from presidential and papal funerals to historic hearses, cremation, mourning traditions, and funeral customs from around the world.
    — Jill Robbins, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2026
  • Jenson launched a GoFundMe to raise money to cover funeral expenses and provide for Ty.
    — Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of funeral
Adjective
  • The victim’s heartbroken father said his son had been bullied by a couple of students at the school who were recently suspended — and believes the bullying may have something to do with Javits’ murder.
    — Julian Roberts-Grmela, New York Daily News, 1 Nov. 2026
  • The death of Sir Patrick Stewart has left Hollywood heartbroken as his co-stars, colleagues, and fellow actors recall rare encounters, days on set, and priceless advice the acting legend shared with them.
    — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of heartbroken
Adjective
  • There’s so much more loss, so much more grieving, many more regrets.
    — CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of grieving

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