adj · noun · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/dɪˈplɔːɹəbl̩/
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General-American:/dəˈplɔɹəb(ə)l/
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1
adj
Meaning 1
To be deplored.
To be felt sorrow for; worthy of compassion; lamentable.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
We were all saddened by the deplorable death of his son.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
Poor children suffer permanent damage due to deplorable living conditions and deplorable treatment by law enforcement.
Poor children are often accused of having deplorable manners, when they are, in fact, simply responding to society in ways that mirror how society treats them.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: damnable, scornworthy
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
A person or thing that is to be deplored.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
A supporter of Donald Trump.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, derogatory, neologism, specifically
Topics: government, politics
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
adjective satellite
Meaning 5
bad; unfortunate
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
my finances were in a deplorable state
a lamentable decision
her clothes were in sad shape
a sorry state of affairs
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: distressing, lamentable, pitiful, sad, sorry
Antonyms: none provided
6
adjective satellite
Meaning 6
bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
a criminal waste of talent
a deplorable act of violence
adultery is as reprehensible for a husband as for a wife
The adjective is borrowed from French déplorable (“lamentable, regrettable”), or from its etymon Late Latin dēplōrābilis + English -able (suffix meaning ‘relevant to, suitable to’). Dēplōrābilis is derived from Latin dēplōrō (“to bemoan, complain about; to bewail, lament, deplore”) + -ābilis (suffix meaning ‘able or worthy to be’); while dēplōrō is from dē- (intensifying prefix) + plōrō (“to cry out; to complain; to lament, deplore”) (possibly from Proto-Indo-European *pleh3(w)- (“to flow; to swim”)). By surface analysis, deplore + -able. The noun is derived from the adjective. Noun sense 2 refers to a campaign speech by the American politician and Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton (born 1947) during the 2016 United States presidential election calling half of the supporters of her Republican opponent Donald Trump (born 1946) a “basket of deplorables”.
Across languages
Translations
80 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Belarusian:
су́мны
(súmny)
— to be felt sorrow for; worthy of compassion — see also lamentable
Belarusian:
жа́ласны
(žálasny)
— to be felt sorrow for; worthy of compassion — see also lamentable
Bulgarian:
за оплакване
(za oplakvane)
— to be felt sorrow for; worthy of compassion — see also lamentable
Danish:
beklagelig
— to be felt sorrow for; worthy of compassion — see also lamentable
Danish:
sørgelig
— to be felt sorrow for; worthy of compassion — see also lamentable
Dutch:
deplorabel
— to be felt sorrow for; worthy of compassion — see also lamentable
Dutch:
betreurenswaardig
— to be felt sorrow for; worthy of compassion — see also lamentable
Dutch:
deerniswekkend
— to be felt sorrow for; worthy of compassion — see also lamentable
Esperanto:
plorinda
— to be felt sorrow for; worthy of compassion — see also lamentable
Finnish:
surkuteltava
— to be felt sorrow for; worthy of compassion — see also lamentable
Finnish:
valitettava
— to be felt sorrow for; worthy of compassion — see also lamentable
German:
bedauerlich
— to be felt sorrow for; worthy of compassion — see also lamentable
German:
bedauernswert
— to be felt sorrow for; worthy of compassion — see also lamentable
German:
beklagenswert
— to be felt sorrow for; worthy of compassion — see also lamentable
Greek:
αξιοθρήνητος
(axiothrínitos)
— to be felt sorrow for; worthy of compassion — see also lamentable
Greek:
αξιολύπητος
(axiolýpitos)
— to be felt sorrow for; worthy of compassion — see also lamentable
Greek:
λυπηρός
(lypirós)
— to be felt sorrow for; worthy of compassion — see also lamentable
Japanese:
嘆かわしい
(nagekawashii)
— to be felt sorrow for; worthy of compassion — see also lamentable
Macedonian:
жа́лосен
(žálosen)
— to be felt sorrow for; worthy of compassion — see also lamentable
Norwegian Bokmål:
stakkarslig
— to be felt sorrow for; worthy of compassion — see also lamentable
Portuguese:
deplorável
— to be felt sorrow for; worthy of compassion — see also lamentable
Portuguese:
lamentável
— to be felt sorrow for; worthy of compassion — see also lamentable
Romanian:
deplorabil
— to be felt sorrow for; worthy of compassion — see also lamentable
Romanian:
lamentabil
— to be felt sorrow for; worthy of compassion — see also lamentable
Romanian:
nenorocit
— to be felt sorrow for; worthy of compassion — see also lamentable
Russian:
несча́стный
(nesčástnyj)
— to be felt sorrow for; worthy of compassion — see also lamentable
Russian:
приско́рбный
(priskórbnyj)
— to be felt sorrow for; worthy of compassion — see also lamentable
Spanish:
deplorable
— to be felt sorrow for; worthy of compassion — see also lamentable
Spanish:
lamentable
— to be felt sorrow for; worthy of compassion — see also lamentable
Swedish:
beklagansvärd
— to be felt sorrow for; worthy of compassion — see also lamentable
Turkish:
acınacak durumda
— to be felt sorrow for; worthy of compassion — see also lamentable
Turkish:
acınacak halde
— to be felt sorrow for; worthy of compassion — see also lamentable
Ukrainian:
пла́чний
(pláčnyj)
— to be felt sorrow for; worthy of compassion — see also lamentable
Ukrainian:
жа́лібний
(žálibnyj)
— to be felt sorrow for; worthy of compassion — see also lamentable
Ukrainian:
жалібни́й
(žalibnýj)
— to be felt sorrow for; worthy of compassion — see also lamentable
Belarusian:
дрэ́нны
(drénny)
— deserving strong condemnation; shockingly bad — see also wretched
Belarusian:
ке́пскі
(kjépski)
— deserving strong condemnation; shockingly bad — see also wretched
Bulgarian:
плачевен
(plačeven)
— deserving strong condemnation; shockingly bad — see also wretched
Danish:
elendig
— deserving strong condemnation; shockingly bad — see also wretched
Dutch:
verwerpelijk
— deserving strong condemnation; shockingly bad — see also wretched
Esperanto:
abomeninda
— deserving strong condemnation; shockingly bad — see also wretched
Esperanto:
kondamninda
— deserving strong condemnation; shockingly bad — see also wretched
Esperanto:
terura
— deserving strong condemnation; shockingly bad — see also wretched
Finnish:
paheksuttava
— deserving strong condemnation; shockingly bad — see also wretched
Finnish:
(paheksuttavan) kurja
— deserving strong condemnation; shockingly bad — see also wretched
Finnish:
(paheksuttavan) surkea
— deserving strong condemnation; shockingly bad — see also wretched
French:
déplorable
— deserving strong condemnation; shockingly bad — see also wretched
French:
lamentable
— deserving strong condemnation; shockingly bad — see also wretched
French:
pitoyable
— deserving strong condemnation; shockingly bad — see also wretched
German:
miserabel
— deserving strong condemnation; shockingly bad — see also wretched
German:
schimpflich
— deserving strong condemnation; shockingly bad — see also wretched
German:
skandalös
— deserving strong condemnation; shockingly bad — see also wretched
German:
verdammungswürdig
— deserving strong condemnation; shockingly bad — see also wretched
German:
verdammenswert
— deserving strong condemnation; shockingly bad — see also wretched
German:
(verdammenswert) erbärmlich
— deserving strong condemnation; shockingly bad — see also wretched
German:
(verdammenswert) kläglich
— deserving strong condemnation; shockingly bad — see also wretched
German:
verwerflich
— deserving strong condemnation; shockingly bad — see also wretched
Greek:
οικτρός
(oiktrós)
— deserving strong condemnation; shockingly bad — see also wretched
Greek:
ελεεινός
(eleeinós)
— deserving strong condemnation; shockingly bad — see also wretched
Greek:
άθλιος
(áthlios)
— deserving strong condemnation; shockingly bad — see also wretched
Italian:
deplorabile
— deserving strong condemnation; shockingly bad — see also wretched
Italian:
deplorevole
— deserving strong condemnation; shockingly bad — see also wretched
Italian:
deprecabile
— deserving strong condemnation; shockingly bad — see also wretched
Macedonian:
бе́ден
(béden)
— deserving strong condemnation; shockingly bad — see also wretched
Norman:
lamentabl'ye
— deserving strong condemnation; shockingly bad — see also wretched
Portuguese:
deplorável
— deserving strong condemnation; shockingly bad — see also wretched
Portuguese:
desprezível
— deserving strong condemnation; shockingly bad — see also wretched
Romanian:
deplorabil
— deserving strong condemnation; shockingly bad — see also wretched
Russian:
плаче́вный
(plačévnyj)
— deserving strong condemnation; shockingly bad — see also wretched
Russian:
скве́рный
(skvérnyj)
— deserving strong condemnation; shockingly bad — see also wretched
Spanish:
deplorable
— deserving strong condemnation; shockingly bad — see also wretched
Swedish:
bedrövlig
— deserving strong condemnation; shockingly bad — see also wretched
Turkish:
içler acısı
— deserving strong condemnation; shockingly bad — see also wretched
Ottoman Turkish:
رذیل
(rezil)
— deserving strong condemnation; shockingly bad — see also wretched
Ukrainian:
ке́пський
(képsʹkyj)
— deserving strong condemnation; shockingly bad — see also wretched
Ukrainian:
пога́ний
(pohányj)
— deserving strong condemnation; shockingly bad — see also wretched
Finnish:
paheksuttava
— person or thing that is to be deplored
Finnish:
surkuteltava
— person or thing that is to be deplored
Macedonian:
жа́лник
(žálnik)
— person or thing that is to be deplored
Norwegian Bokmål:
sammensurium
— person or thing that is to be deplored
