deplorable
adjective
de·plor·able
di-ˈplȯr-ə-bəl 
2
: lamentable
a deplorable death
deplorableness
noun
Examples of deplorable in a Sentence
we will not tolerate such deplorable behavior in a house of worship
condemned the deplorable conditions in which the family was living
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A 41-year-old Canton, Ohio, woman was recently arrested and charged with domestic violence and taken to jail.
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Jenny Porter Tilley, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
And for Trump’s onetime pirate ship of a political movement, Butterworth’s represents an ostentatious new evolutionary phase: the deplorable as arriviste.
—Robert Draper, New York Times, 2 June 2025
This imagined universal audience—always positioned as white—has seen the CNN interview where President Yoweri Museveni uses deplorable language to describe gay people.
—Literary Hub, 13 June 2025
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Polk deputies say the inside of the home was covered in trash, feces and urine
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Clean bills of health: Which Central Florida restaurants had perfect inspections in May?
—Garfield Hylton, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 June 2025
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Jenny Porter Tilley, IndyStar, 2 July 2025
And for Trump’s onetime pirate ship of a political movement, Butterworth’s represents an ostentatious new evolutionary phase: the deplorable as arriviste.
—Robert Draper, New York Times, 2 June 2025
This imagined universal audience—always positioned as white—has seen the CNN interview where President Yoweri Museveni uses deplorable language to describe gay people.
—Literary Hub, 13 June 2025
Orlando Sentinel Two arrested in Polk after dogs found in 107-degree home under ‘deplorable’ conditions
Polk deputies say the inside of the home was covered in trash, feces and urine
Orlando Sentinel
Clean bills of health: Which Central Florida restaurants had perfect inspections in May?
—Garfield Hylton, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 June 2025
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“Deplorable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deplorable. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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deplorable
adjective
de·plor·able
di-ˈplōr-ə-bəl
-ˈplȯr-
1
: deserving to be deplored : lamentable
a deplorable accident
2
: very bad : wretched
deplorable conditions
deplorableness
noun
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