WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
de•plor•a•ble /dɪˈplɔrəbəl/USA pronunciation
adj.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- causing or being a subject for grief or regret;
lamentable:deplorable living conditions.
de•plor•a•ble
(di plôr′ə bəl, -plōr′-),USA pronunciation adj.
de•plor′a•ble•ness, de•plor′a•bil′i•ty, n.
de•plor′a•bly, adv.
- causing or being a subject for grief or regret;
lamentable:the deplorable death of a friend. - causing or being a subject for censure, reproach, or disapproval;
wretched;
very bad:This room is in deplorable order. You have deplorable manners!
- Middle French, equivalent. to deplor(er) (see deplore) + -able -able
- French déplorable
- 1605–15
de•plor′a•bly, adv.
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