Deplorable

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  • adjective. Worthy of severe condemnation or reproach.
  • adjective. Lamentable; woeful.
  • adjective. Wretched; bad.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • That may or must be deplored or lamented; lamentable; that demands or causes lamentation; hence, sad; calamitous; grievous; miserable; wretched: as, a deplorable calamity.
  • Pitiable; contemptible: as, deplorable nonsense; deplorable stupidity.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Worthy of being deplored or lamented; lamentable; causing grief; hence, sad; calamitous; grievous; wretched.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. Deserving strong condemnation; shockingly bad.
  • adjective. To be felt sorrow for; worthy of compassion.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adjective. of very poor quality or condition
  • adjective. bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure
  • adjective. bad; unfortunate
  • Word Usage
    "State Department spokesman Mark Toner says if reports that government security forces contributed to her death are accurate, then it demonstrates what he calls a "deplorable disregard for human dignity and respect" by Iranian authorities."
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