Deplore
(verb)
- To regret strongly; to feel or express strong disapproval of; condemn.
- To express grief or sorrow for; lament.
Origin:
From latin deplorare, from de- + plorare to cry out, from plorare to cry.
Examples:
- I deplore the government's decision to cut funding for education.
- He deplored the rise in crime in the city.
- The organization deplored the use of chemical weapons.
- She deplored the loss of innocent lives in the war.
- The company deplored the unethical behavior of its employees.