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deplore

Verb
Pronunciation

Understanding ARPABET Pronunciation

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The pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET phonetic system—the same system used in speech recognition and text-to-speech applications.

Vowel Examples:
AE1 = cat, bat
EH1 = bed, head
IY1 = see, me
OW1 = go, boat
UW1 = boot, do
Stress Numbers:
0 = no stress (unstressed)
1 = primary stress (loud)
2 = secondary stress (medium)
Example:
AH0 TH IY1 N AH0
= a-THEE-na (Athena)

The stressed syllable (marked with 1) is pronounced louder and clearer than others.

Quick Definition

To feel or express strong disapproval, regret, or sorrow about something.

Detailed Definition
Deplore is a somewhat formal literary verb meaning to lament or condemn. Here it marks the speaker’s grief over what has been lost, giving the line a mournful, reflective tone.
Example
Example in poetry:
“And what we now deplore” uses deplore for mourn or regard with deep regret; “I deplore the war’s needless losses” is formal and morally emphatic; Poets may deplore both personal grief and public injustice; “She deplored the river’s silence after the dam” joins sorrow to environmental criticism
Additional Notes
In "And what we now deplore," the verb is formal and literary enough that many readers may need to look it up.; Found in the poem, The saddest noise, the sweetest noise by Emily Dickinson
Other Meanings of “deplore”
Also Known As
lament mourn bemoan regret
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