English-Spanish translations for deplore

• deplorar
  Al igual que ustedes, debo deplorar la actitud del Consejo. Like you, I deplore the Council’s attitude.
  Por último, no podemos sino deplorar las catastróficas perspectivas financieras para este capítulo. Finally, we can only deplore the disastrous financial perspective for this area.
  En el mismo sentido debemos deplorar la ausencia flagrante de datos cualitativos en el informe de la Comisión. By the same token, we must deplore the flagrant lack of qualitative data in the Commission report.

Definition of deplore

• To bewail; to weep bitterly over; to feel sorrow for
• To condemn; to express strong disapproval of
• To regard as hopeless; to give up

Examples

• I deplore my neighbour for having lost his job.
• The UNHCR deplores the recent events in Sudan.
• I deplore not having listened to your advice.
• I deplore how you treated him at the party.
• Many people deplore the actions of the corrupt government.

Related words

• deplorable
• deploration
• deplorably