deplore
verb
[ dɪˈplɔː ]
• feel or express strong disapproval of (something).
• "we deplore all violence"
Similar:
abhor,
be shocked by,
be offended by,
be scandalized by,
find unacceptable,
be against,
frown on,
disapprove of,
take a dim view of,
look askance at,
take exception to,
detest,
despise,
execrate,
condemn,
denounce,
decry,
deprecate,
censure,
damn,
regret,
express regret about,
lament,
mourn,
rue,
bemoan,
bewail,
complain about,
grieve over,
express sorrow about,
sorrow over,
sigh over,
cry over,
weep over,
shed tears over,
beat one's breast about,
wring one's hands over,
plain over,
Origin:
mid 16th century (in the sense ‘weep for, regret deeply’): from French déplorer or Italian deplorare, from Latin deplorare, from de- ‘away, thoroughly’ + plorare ‘bewail’.
