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deplore

/dɪ'ploʊr/

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verb
regret strongly
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"I deplore this hostile action"

Similar:

bemoan bewail lament

type of:
kick kvetch complain plain quetch sound off
verb
express strong disapproval of
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"We deplore the government's treatment of political prisoners"

type of:
criticise criticize pick apart knock

Examples of deplore

"I deplore this hostile action"
"We deplore the government's treatment of political prisoners"