"deplorable" in the adjective sense
1. deplorable, distressing, lamentable, pitiful, sad, sorry
bad unfortunate
"my finances were in a deplorable state"
"a lamentable decision"
"her clothes were in sad shape"
"a sorry state of affairs"
2. deplorable, execrable, miserable, woeful, wretched
of very poor quality or condition
"deplorable housing conditions in the inner city"
"woeful treatment of the accused"
"woeful errors of judgment"
3. condemnable, criminal, deplorable, reprehensible, vicious
bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure
"a criminal waste of talent"
"a deplorable act of violence"
"adultery is as reprehensible for a husband as for a wife"
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