1. to feel or express strong disapproval of something
Usage: formal
2. to regret deeply; to feel sorrow about something
Usage: formal

Examples

• The mayor deplored the violence that occurred during the protest.
• Teachers deplore the lack of funding for public schools.
• We deplore any form of discrimination in the workplace.
• The committee deplored the company’s environmental practices.
• She deplored the loss of so many historic buildings.
• Citizens deplore the rising crime rates in their neighborhood.
• The organization deplores the treatment of refugees at the border.