English dictionary
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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 | ||
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