deplorable

deplorable

/dɪˈpɫɔɹəbəɫ/

⚖️ Morality & Ethics

deserving strong condemnation; shameful

deplorable in a sentence

“Living conditions in the prison were deplorable.”

Origin of deplorable

French déplorable from Latin deplorabilis, from deplorare (to bewail), from de- (intensive) + plorare (to weep)