deplore
verb (used with object)
to regret deeply or strongly; lament.
deploring
-
present participleof deplore.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
The London university paid tribute to Zhe Wang following the verdict, deploring the loss of "a remarkable writer" adding that her work would be published posthumously in an upcoming Goldsmiths anthology.
From BBC ● Dec. 8, 2025
Americans, in the meantime, kept poking at nominally Spanish California from the sea and overland, looking for weak points and deploring what they and Europeans thought were wasted possibilities in California’s under-exploited amenities.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 1, 2025
Turkey’s Foreign Ministry later issued a statement calling Paludan an “Islam-hating charlatan” and deploring the fact that he was allowed to stage the demonstration.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 27, 2023
Here is where Pence, who could have simply stopped by deploring antisemitism, ultimately falls into the same trap as his former boss.
From Slate ● Nov. 30, 2022
They write books and articles deploring it, fire off letters to the editor, and call in to radio talk shows with their criticisms and complaints.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
