deplorable
adjective
de·plor·able
di-ˈplȯr-ə-bəl 
2
: lamentable
a deplorable death
deplorableness
noun
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Examples of deplorable in a Sentence
we will not tolerate such deplorable behavior in a house of worship
condemned the deplorable conditions in which the family was living
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Dominic Patten, Deadline, 18 Jan. 2025
The deplorable conditions the hostages have faced should make your blood boil.
—Doug Friednash, The Denver Post, 15 Jan. 2025
According to these rumors, the decision to cancel the concert actually resulted not from Lou Reed’s deplorable state but from a pure and simple inability to locate him.
—Ana Leorne, SPIN, 31 Dec. 2024
Tonally, the show is a total master class, zipping from euphoric highs to stomach-jolting lows without batting an eyelid, and leaving us to unpack why such a deplorable and devastatingly sad contest can also make us, and its participants, feel so incredibly good.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 26 Dec. 2024
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Dominic Patten, Deadline, 18 Jan. 2025
The deplorable conditions the hostages have faced should make your blood boil.
—Doug Friednash, The Denver Post, 15 Jan. 2025
According to these rumors, the decision to cancel the concert actually resulted not from Lou Reed’s deplorable state but from a pure and simple inability to locate him.
—Ana Leorne, SPIN, 31 Dec. 2024
Tonally, the show is a total master class, zipping from euphoric highs to stomach-jolting lows without batting an eyelid, and leaving us to unpack why such a deplorable and devastatingly sad contest can also make us, and its participants, feel so incredibly good.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 26 Dec. 2024
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“Deplorable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deplorable. Accessed 26 Jan. 2025.
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deplorable
adjective
de·plor·able
di-ˈplōr-ə-bəl
-ˈplȯr-
1
: deserving to be deplored : lamentable
a deplorable accident
2
: very bad : wretched
deplorable conditions
deplorableness
noun
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