deplorable
adjective
de·plor·able
di-ˈplȯr-ə-bəl 
2
: lamentable
a deplorable death
deplorableness
noun
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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And to be clear: Butler deserves far more of the blame for his fiasco, because of his deplorable behavior in his final months with the Heat.
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Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2025
The use of this archaic law to once again try to justify mass detentions, xenophobia, and human rights abuses is deplorable and shocking.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 17 Mar. 2025
His reporting showed that, in contravention of law, more than 1,000 Black people had been captured, abused, and held in deplorable conditions in the immediate aftermath of the massacre.
—Christmaelle Vernet & Kathy Roberts Forde / Made By History, TIME, 28 Feb. 2025
The two have been recently covering the worsening humanitarian crisis on the island and the deplorable conditions in Cuba’s prisons, among many other censored topics in state media, which the Communist Party controls.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 28 Feb. 2025
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Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2025
The use of this archaic law to once again try to justify mass detentions, xenophobia, and human rights abuses is deplorable and shocking.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 17 Mar. 2025
His reporting showed that, in contravention of law, more than 1,000 Black people had been captured, abused, and held in deplorable conditions in the immediate aftermath of the massacre.
—Christmaelle Vernet & Kathy Roberts Forde / Made By History, TIME, 28 Feb. 2025
The two have been recently covering the worsening humanitarian crisis on the island and the deplorable conditions in Cuba’s prisons, among many other censored topics in state media, which the Communist Party controls.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 28 Feb. 2025
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“Deplorable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deplorable. Accessed 21 Apr. 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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