to deplore
21deplore — verb 1) we deplore violence Syn: abhor, find unacceptable, frown on, disapprove of, take a dim view of, take exception to, condemn, denounce 2) he deplored their lack of flair Syn: regret, lament …
22deplore — Synonyms and related words: be sorry for, bemoan, bewail, cry, deprecate, dirge, disapprove, elegize, give sorrow words, grieve, keen, knell, lament, moan, mourn, regret, repent, repine, rue, rue the day, sigh, sing the blues, sorrow, wail, weep …
23deplore — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. lament, bemoan, disapprove of, object to; see censure , complain 1 , dislike , mourn 1 , regret 1 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. 1. express or feel sorrow lament, grieve, weep, mourn, sorrow, bemoan, rue, bewail. 2.… …
24deplore — de|plore [dıˈplo: US ˈplo:r] v [T] formal [Date: 1500 1600; : French; Origin: déplorer, from Latin plorare to cry out ] to disapprove of something very strongly and criticize it severely, especially publicly ▪ The UN deplored the invasion as a… …
25deplore — de|plore [ dı plɔr ] verb transitive FORMAL to dislike something very much, often because you think it is immoral …
26deplore — see EXPLORE …
27deplore — de·plore || dɪ plÉ”Ë v. regret, lament, mourn; condemn, disapprove of …
28deplore — [dɪ plɔ:] verb feel or express strong disapproval of. Derivatives deploring adjective deploringly adverb Origin C16 (in the sense weep for, regret deeply ): from Fr. déplorer or Ital. deplorare, from L. deplorare, from de away, thoroughly +… …
29deplore — v. a. Mourn, bewail, lament, bemoan, grieve for, sorrow over …
30deplore — verb (T) to disapprove very strongly of something and criticize it severely, especially publicly: The UN deplored the invasion as a violation of international law …