Sekirov Dictionary

deplorable

UK /dɪˈplɔːɹəbl̩/US /dəˈplɔɹəb(ə)l/

adjective 3
noun 2
forms 3

adjective3

To be deplored.
•
Deserving strong condemnation; shockingly bad, wretched.
- Poor children suffer permanent damage due to deplorable living conditions and deplorable treatment by law enforcement.
- Poor children are often accused of having deplorable manners, when they are, in fact, simply responding to society in ways that mirror how society treats them.
•
To be felt sorrow for; worthy of compassion; lamentable.
- We were all saddened by the deplorable death of his son.

noun2

•
A person or thing that is to be deplored.
- [W]hat better is an old fellow, mauled with rheumatism and other deplorables. — 1828
•
(US, disapproving) A supporter of Donald Trump.
- He [Donald Trump] did not say who “the guys” were—but [John Maguire] Dowd knew he meant the Trump base, the crowds at his rallies, the Fox News watchers, the deplorables. — 2018

forms

deplorables · more deplorable · most deplorable

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