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deplorable

adjective

bad; unfortunate

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Word Facts

Word length
10
Starts with
D
Ends with
E
Contains
EP
Scrabble score
15
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

How it sounds

Pronunciation

dɪˈplɔːɹəbəɫ

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Meaning

Definitions

adjective

  1. bad; unfortunate

    “my finances were in a deplorable state”

adjective

  1. bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure

    “a criminal waste of talent”

adjective

  1. of very poor quality or condition

    “deplorable housing conditions in the inner city”

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Example Sentences

my finances were in a deplorable state
a lamentable decision
her clothes were in sad shape
a sorry state of affairs
a criminal waste of talent
a deplorable act of violence
adultery is as reprehensible for a husband as for a wife
deplorable housing conditions in the inner city
woeful treatment of the accused
woeful errors of judgment

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