deplorable

1. 1.

   bad; unfortunate

   “my finances were in a deplorable state”

   “a lamentable decision”

   “her clothes were in sad shape”

   “a sorry state of affairs”

   Synonymsdistressinglamentablepitifulsadsorry

   Similarbad
2. 2.

   of very poor quality or condition

   “deplorable housing conditions in the inner city”

   “woeful treatment of the accused”

   “woeful errors of judgment”

   Synonymsexecrablemiserablewoefulwretched

   Similarinferior
3. 3.

   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”

   Synonymscondemnablecriminalreprehensiblevicious

   Similarwrong

Questions about deplorable

What does deplorable mean?

deplorable means "bad; unfortunate". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in deplorable?

deplorable has 4 syllables: de-plo-ra-ble. The stress falls on "plo". In IPA it is /dɪˈplɔɹəbəl/.

What is another word for deplorable?

Close synonyms include distressing, lamentable, pitiful, sad, sorry. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is deplorable a common word?

deplorable is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.