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 deplorable deplorable /dɪˈplɔrəbəl/

adjective

  1. () Bad; unfortunate  ( distressing , lamentable , pitiful , deplorable , sad , sorry )
    bad; unfortunate
     My finances were in a deplorable state
    my finances were in a deplorable state
     A lamentable decision
    a lamentable decision
     Her clothes were in sad shape
    her clothes were in sad shape
     A sorry state of affairs
    a sorry state of affairs
  2. Bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure  ( condemnable , deplorable , vicious , criminal , reprehensible )
    bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure
     A criminal waste of talent
    a criminal waste of talent
     A deplorable act of violence
    a deplorable act of violence
     Adultery is as reprehensible for a husband as for a wife
    adultery is as reprehensible for a husband as for a wife
  3. Of very poor quality or condition  ( deplorable , execrable , miserable , woeful , wretched )
    of very poor quality or condition
     Deplorable housing conditions in the inner city
    deplorable housing conditions in the inner city
     Woeful treatment of the accused
    woeful treatment of the accused
     Woeful errors of judgment
    woeful errors of judgment