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deplore

Meaning

To condemn or denounce something with strong disapproval.

Examples by difficulty

Basic: Simple, everyday vocabulary — the easiest to read.

She watched the news with a heavy heart, seeing the injustice unfold. I deplore such cruelty, the way people treat each other so badly. It's wrong, and I can't stand to see it.

The village elders watched the sky with dread, seeing the unnatural crimson clouds gather. They deplore the sorcerer's reckless summoning, knowing the chaos it would unleash upon their quiet valley. Such disregard for balance brought only suffering.

We all deplore how the local council allows stray, sentient garden gnomes to roam unsupervised. Their constant rearranging of flowerbeds and passive-aggressive gnome-based shunning is unacceptable. Someone needs to take responsibility for this lawn ornament anarchy.

I absolutely deplore Gary's new dance moves. He wiggles his knees like a confused flamingo and honks his nose like a startled goose. Honestly, it's the most awkward thing I've ever seen, and I once watched a cat try to wear socks.

I truly deplore the way my cat, Bartholomew, meticulously grooms his behind right before I'm about to eat his Fancy Feast. It's a culinary crime against nature, and frankly, my stomach can't handle such an unexpected pre-meal floor show.

Normal: Standard, everyday language.

We absolutely deplore the senseless destruction of the park. To see such a beautiful, peaceful place reduced to rubble is truly heartbreaking. Such vandalism shows a complete lack of respect for the community and everything it stands for.

The stench of their careless waste choked the air; I simply deplore such disregard for the delicate ecosystem. They just toss it aside, leaving the fragile flora to wither and die. It's a disgusting spectacle, truly.

The sheer waste of perfectly good fermented kelp paste for a mere culinary experiment, when others are starving, made everyone in the nutrient processing unit deplore the chef's reckless abandon. Such a valuable resource, squandered so carelessly, was a true shame.

I simply deplore the invention of the self-checkout machine. It's a technological nightmare, forcing me to scan my own lukewarm bananas and pretend I know how to work a barcode scanner. I'd rather face a dragon than another confusing beep and a flashing "unexpected item in bagging area" error.

I absolutely deplore the way squirrels hoard all the best acorns, leaving the rest of us to scavenge for pathetic, shriveled remnants. It's a blatant act of nutty tyranny, and I, for one, will not stand for it. My tiny, rodent heart cannot fathom such selfishness.

Advanced: Richer vocabulary that stretches an upper-level reader.

The senseless violence on the news made everyone deplore the actions of the aggressors. It was a terrible display, and most people could only watch in horror, wishing such cruelty didn't exist.

The council members absolutely deplore the company's persistent practice of dumping untreated industrial waste into the estuary. They condemn the blatant disregard for local wildlife and the long-term ecological damage this careless negligence causes.

The activists gathered to deplore the company's reckless release of genetically modified fungi into the protected ecosystem. They couldn't fathom such disregard for the delicate balance of life, a blatant act they felt utterly compelled to condemn.

I absolutely deplore the new office policy requiring us to communicate solely through interpretive dance. My boss, a man with the grace of a startled wildebeest, has just performed a frankly alarming pirouette to announce the communal coffee machine is broken. We all *deplore* this new, bewildering communication directive.

I simply deplore Mrs. Higgins' insistence on buttering her toast with a used paint roller. The sheer volume of rogue bristles embedded in the margarine is a culinary catastrophe I cannot fathom. Her audacious culinary choices are truly a spectacle to behold.

Challenging: Rare, high-register vocabulary for serious word lovers.

I deplore the casual cruelty of his remarks; such intemperate outbursts cause considerable consternation and are wholly unacceptable. One cannot condone such callous disregard for another's feelings.

I deplore the casual disregard for the meticulous calibration of the aetheric resonator. Its erratic fluctuations threaten the entire transmutational matrix, a catastrophe we cannot afford. Such egregious negligence in handling such potent energies is utterly unacceptable.

The council leader stood before the assembled citizenry, his face etched with palpable frustration. He began to speak, his voice resonating with righteous indignation, "We absolutely deplore the egregious sabotage of the geothermal energy conduits. Such wanton destruction, aimed at crippling our community's vital infrastructure, is an act of profound barbarism that cannot be tolerated."

I absolutely deplore the audacious effrontery of pigeons who, with their ubiquitous audacity, commandeer park benches. Their incessant cooing, a veritable cacophony of avian impudence, and their brazen pilfering of unattended pastries are behaviors I wholeheartedly condemn.

The Grand Arbiter of Bling was forced to deplore the ostentatious, yet ultimately pedestrian, rhinestone-encrusted teacups presented by the visiting ambassador from the Duchy of Excessive Sequins. Such a flagrant disregard for chromatic harmony and lacquered opulence was, frankly, an affront to all discerning aesthetes.

Difficulty

Advanced — Less frequent words that stretch an upper-level vocabulary.

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