So bad, shameful, or sad that it deserves to be strongly criticized or felt sorry for.
From Latin 'deplorare' meaning 'to cry out against' (de- 'down' + plorare 'to cry'). The word originally meant 'lamentable' and evolved to mean worthy of strong disapproval or pity.
This word had a famous political moment in 2016 when it was used to describe certain voters, causing huge debate—but it's been in English for 500 years describing everything from behavior to working conditions!
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