deploration

noun

dep·​lo·​ra·​tion

ˌdepləˈrāshən;

ˌdēˌplōrˈā-,

-ȯˈrā-

plural -s

: the act of deploring : lamentation

Word History

Etymology

Latin deploration-, deploratio, from deploratus (past participle of deplorare) + -ion-, -io -ion

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