deplored

verb

Definition of deplorednext
past tense of deplore
1
as in mourned
to feel or express sorrow for a statement from the bishops deploring the loss of life in the war overseas

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2
as in regretted
to feel sorry or dissatisfied about deplored the fact that his guests were seeing his apartment at its messiest

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  1. mourned
  2. regretted
  3. lamented
Verb
  • In comments on the brewery’s posts, customers mourned its closure and the shutdown of other craft breweries in the area in recent months.
    Madison Iszler, San Antonio Express-News, 3 Oct. 2024
  • In the years since her death, her bandmates and fans have mourned her and upheld her legacy.
    Rebecca Aizin, People.com, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of mourned
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  • When that conversation became a Rolling Stone story, Canada regretted it almost immediately.
    Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2024
  • Engadget further reported that regretted attrition, or workers choosing to leave the company, occurred twice as often as unregretted attrition, or layoffs and firings, and that only one out of three new hires in 2021 stayed with the company for 90 or more days.
    Bhakti Mirchandani, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
Definition of regretted
Verb
  • Lake, for example, lamented not making an adjustment that might have resulted in an interception or prevented San Francisco 49ers receiver Jauan Jennings from making a spectacular catch in the second game of the season.
    Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
  • But some lamented that the presidential candidates aren't addressing those issues even while courting their votes.
    La Risa R. Lynch, Journal Sentinel, 3 Oct. 2024
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