Deplorable

Word DEPLORABLE
Character 10
Hyphenation de plor a ble
Pronunciations /dɪˈplɔːɹəbəɫ/

Definitions and meanings of "Deplorable"

What do we mean by deplorable?

Worthy of severe condemnation or reproach. adjective

Lamentable; woeful. adjective

Wretched; bad. adjective

That may or must be deplored or lamented; lamentable; that demands or causes lamentation; hence, sad; calamitous; grievous; miserable; wretched: as, a deplorable calamity.

Pitiable; contemptible: as, deplorable nonsense; deplorable stupidity.

Worthy of being deplored or lamented; lamentable; causing grief; hence, sad; calamitous; grievous; wretched. adjective

Deserving strong condemnation; shockingly bad. adjective

To be felt sorrow for; worthy of compassion. adjective

Of very poor quality or condition adjective

Bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure adjective

Bad; unfortunate adjective

A person or thing that is to be deplored.

(US politics) A Trumpist conservative, in reference to a 2016 speech by Hillary Clinton calling half of Donald Trump's supporters a "basket of deplorables".

Synonyms and Antonyms for Deplorable

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The word "deplorable" in example sentences

State Department spokesman Mark Toner says if reports that government security forces contributed to her death are accurate, then it demonstrates what he calls a "deplorable disregard for human dignity and respect" by Iranian authorities. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Radio Zambia Saturday quoted Kaunda as urging the South African government to intervene quickly to stop what he termed a deplorable human carnage. ❋ Unknown (2008)

He also made reference to the prisoner abuse scandal, saying the world has been troubled by what he called deplorable events. ❋ Unknown (2004)

SinoSoul.com is a food blog where you might find the word "deplorable" describing the burger "ball of beef" at well-respected L.A. restaurants such as The Hungry Cat and Jar. ❋ The Huffington Post News Editors (2011)

VATICAN CITY - Pope Benedict XVI lashed out Sunday at what he called the "deplorable" raids carried out by Belgian police who detained bishops, confiscated... ❋ The Huffington Post News Editors (2011)

An American aid worker was among those killed and US President Barack Obama, condemning what he called deplorable and cowardly attacks, said Washington was ready to help Uganda in hunting down those responsible. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The Federal Road Safety Corps [FRSC] yesterday in Lagos raised an alarm over what it called the deplorable state of the 17-km Epe-Ibeju in the state. ❋ Unknown (2010)

It's taken so long to fix the jail for many reasons, Valdez says, most notably what she describes as the deplorable conditions she found there when she was first elected. ❋ Brandi Grissom Of The Texas Tribune (2010)

U.S. Justice Department and other agencies to address what she calls the deplorable conditions at some facilities. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Miners not only lived and worked in deplorable conditions. ❋ Jeff Biggers (2010)

Roads and bridges are in deplorable condition thanks to warner and kaine! ❋ Unknown (2009)

Therefore, I am almost relieved to discover that Yahoo engages in deplorable conduct with much more serious consequences than stealing resources from my ISP; to wit, ❋ Unknown (2010)

These animals are often raised in deplorable conditions ❋ Unknown (2007)

But what really occurs to me as deplorable is that many of the people who are taking their profits from the real estate bubble phenomenon are choosing Mexico instead of Waco, Boise, or Peoria. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Lack of proper regulation continued to plague the Ireland-Newfoundland passenger trade. 83 In 1827, for example, the Freedom arrived from Ireland with its passengers in deplorable condition, a number either dead or dying of dysentery. ❋ Unknown (2005)

Still more deplorable is the fact that the very countries in which these rights are today so monstrously trampled underfoot should have opposed this proposal - and that they should be numerous enough to succeed. ❋ Unknown (1978)

The United States has had a profound influence on all aspects of our recent economic growth; it has affected our foreign and defence policies, and even, at certain deplorable moments, our domestic politics; it has permeated our newspapers, our periodicals and, as the proposed sale of the Ryerson Press shows, our publishing houses; and in radio and television it is dominant. ❋ Unknown (1970)

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