French word

éploré

Pronunciation

IPA/eploʁe/

Meaning

  • adjectivedistraught

Example

Après le décès, toute la famille était éplorée.

After the death, the whole family was distraught.

Illustration for éploré (distraught)

More examples

Il avait l'air éploré après sa dispute avec un ami.

He looked distraught after his argument with a friend.

Core concept

A family bowed by heavy mourning after a death.

Similar words

triste: Feeling sad and downhearted.
bouleversé: Strongly distressed and emotionally shaken.
accablé: Crushed by sorrow or heavy burdens to the point of despair.

Definition in French

Qui ressent une tristesse profonde et accablante, souvent à la suite de la perte d'un proche.

Word origin

Éploré is the past participle of éplorer, an Old French verb derived from Latin plorare, 'to weep'.

Usage tips

  • As an adjective, éploré changes for gender and number: éplorée, éplorés, and éplorées.

Other meanings

  • grief-strickenadjective

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