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deplorable

UK
/dɪˈplɔːrəbəl/
US
/dɪˈplɔːrəbəl/

Translations

deplorableadjective
more deplorable
Comp.
most deplorable
Super.
UK
/dɪˈplɔːrəbəl/
US
/dɪˈplɔːrəbəl/
déplorableSe dit d’une situation, d’un état ou d’une qualité très mauvais.
The living conditions in the refugee camp were deplorable, with inadequate sanitation and shelter.
Les conditions de vie dans le camp de réfugiés étaient déplorables, avec des installations sanitaires et un hébergement insuffisants.
Additional translations
lamentableS’emploie aussi au sens de « regrettable », plus fréquent dans un registre soutenu.
Synonyms
lamentable
abominable
dreadful
wretched
disgraceful
shameful
terrible
appalling
Antonyms
admirable
praiseworthy
commendable
deplorablenoun
deplorables
pl
UK
/dɪˈplɔː.rə.bəl/
US
/dɪˈplɔːr.ə.bəl/
Additional translations
déplorableEmploi substantivé, rare, pour désigner une personne jugée moralement condamnable.
Synonyms
execrable person
wretch
scoundrel
villain
reprobate
miscreant
rascal
lowlife
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Definitions

deplorableadjective
Deserving strong condemnation; shockingly bad in quality.
The living conditions in the refugee camp were deplorable, with inadequate sanitation and shelter.
Causing or being a subject for grief or regret; lamentable.
The deplorable loss of life in the accident left the community in mourning.
deplorablenoun
A person who is considered morally reprehensible or deserving of strong condemnation.
The politician referred to his opponents as a basket of deplorables.
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