deplore

deplore is a 7-letter English word with 6 senses as transitive verb, intransitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To feel or to express deep and poignant grief for; to bewail; to lament; to mourn; to sorrow over. Face value is 10 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 10 · Words With Friends 12 · 6 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. To feel or to express deep and poignant grief for; to bewail; to lament; to mourn; to sorrow over.
2. transitive verb. To complain of.
3. transitive verb. To regard as hopeless; to give up.
4. intransitive verb. To lament.
5. verb. express strong disapproval of

   "We deplore the government's treatment of political prisoners"

6. verb. regret strongly

   "I deplore this hostile action"

   "we lamented the loss of benefits"

   Synonyms: bemoan, bewail, lament

Synonyms

bemoan, bewail, lament

Common word forms

deplored, deplorer, deplores, deploring

Words from these letters

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