deplore
/dɪpˈlɔː/dih-PLAWR
/dɪpˈlɔɹ/dih-PLAWR
Meaningto wail over
Common meaning: to condemn as deeply regrettable
- dedown, away, off; undoing
- plorto cry aloud, wailLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1388 · scan
‘down, away, off’ + ‘to cry aloud, wail’ → deplore
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Latin plōrō ‘to cry aloud, wail’.
Roots
- plōrō Latin “to cry aloud, wail”
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