To feel or express strong disapproval or regret about something; to condemn or disapprove of earnestly.
From Latin 'deplorare,' meaning 'to weep bitterly,' combining 'de-' (thoroughly) and 'plorare' (to wail or cry out). The word entered English in the 16th century, evolving from its original sense of lamenting to expressing strong disapproval.
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