- express strong disapproval of; "We deplore the government's treatment of political prisoners"
- regret strongly; "I deplore this hostile action"; "we lamented the loss of benefits"
- To bewail; to weep bitterly over; to feel sorrow for; To condemn; to express strong disapproval of
- To be regretful or sorry about; to lament, disapprove.
- v. to regret strongly; to express sadness