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Deplorable

noun
/dɪˈplɔːɹəbəɫ/
Word Frequency: 1.3

Definitions

1.nounA person or thing that is to be deplored.
2.noun(US politics) A Trumpist conservative, in reference to a 2016 speech by Hillary Clinton calling half of Donald Trump's supporters a "basket of deplorables".
3.adjectiveDeserving strong condemnation; shockingly bad, wretched.
"Poor children are often accused of having deplorable manners, when they are, in fact, simply responding to society in ways that mirror how society treats them."
4.adjectiveLamentable, to be felt sorrow for, worthy of compassion.
"We were all saddened by the deplorable death of his son."

Synonyms

patheticmiserablewretchedexecrablepitifulwoefullamentablebadsaddistressingcondemnableinferior

Rhymes With

adorablehorribleborablecorabelleorabelle
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