French word

déplorer

Pronunciation

IPA/deploʁe/

Meaning

  • verbregret

Example

Nous déplorons la nouvelle.

We regret the news.

Illustration for déplorer (regret)

More examples

Le maire déplore la décision.

The mayor deplores the decision.

Core concept

A public voice pointing to a bad outcome with regret, sometimes implying that it should not have happened.

Common phrases

  • déplorer la mort

    deplore the death

  • déplorer un accident

    deplore an accident

  • déplorer la décision

    deplore the decision

Similar words

regretter: Expresses regret about something.
condamner: Strongly condemns an action or situation.

Definition in French

Exprimer que quelque chose est regrettable, souvent employé dans un registre formel ou moral.

Word origin

French déplorer comes from Latin deplorare, formed from de- and plorare, which referred to weeping or lamenting before developing into formal regret.

Usage tips

  • Déplorer takes a direct object without a preposition, as in déplorer la nouvelle, and sounds more formal than everyday expressions of regret.

Other meanings

  • lamentverb
  • condemnverb

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