English verb: deplore | |||
1. | deplore (communication) express strong disapproval of | ||
Samples | We deplore the government's treatment of political prisoners. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | criticise, criticize, knock, pick apart | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | accurse, anathematise, anathematize, anathemise, anathemize, comminate, execrate | ||
2. | deplore (communication) regret strongly | ||
Samples | I deplore this hostile action. We lamented the loss of benefits. | ||
Examples | They deplore that there was a traffic accident | ||
Synonyms | bemoan, bewail, lament | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | complain, kick, kvetch, plain, quetch, sound off | ||