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English to English adjective
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Worthy of being deplored or lamented; lamentable; causing grief; hence, sad; calamitous; grievous; wretched; as, life's evils are deplorable. |  | source: webster1913 adjective satellite
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bad; unfortunate | | Example: my finances were in a deplorable state
a lamentable decision
her clothes were in sad shape
a sorry state of affairs
source: wordnet30
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of very poor quality or condition | | Example: deplorable housing conditions in the inner city
woeful treatment of the accused
woeful errors of judgment
source: wordnet30
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bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure | | Example: a criminal waste of talent
a deplorable act of violence
adultery is as reprehensible for a husband as for a wife
source: wordnet30
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