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to deplore
01
to openly and strongly disapprove or condemn something
Transitive: to deplore sth
Examples
The city council deplored the rise in vandalism and called for community intervention.
02
to feel deep and sincere regret or sadness about a situation, event, or outcome
Transitive: to deplore an action or situation
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
State verb
Regular
Present tense
deplore
3rd person singular
deplores
Present participle
deploring
Past simple
deplored
Past participle
deplored
Examples
After the heated argument, he deplored not choosing his words more carefully.
Lexical Tree
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