deplore

/dɪˈploɹ/ · verb

Meaning

To bewail; to weep bitterly over; to feel sorrow for.
To condemn; to express strong disapproval of.
To regard as hopeless; to give up.

Etymology / origin

From Middle French déplorer, from Old French deplorer, from Latin dēplōrāre (“to lament over, bewail”), from dē- + plōrāre (“to wail, weep aloud”); origin uncertain.

dēplōrāre(la)→
deplorer(fro)→
déplorer(frm)→
deplore (English)
Relations: der, der, der

Related words

déplorer(frm)deplorer(fro)dēplōrāre(la)

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