deplorable

About 1.28 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective To be deplored. To be felt sorrow for; worthy of compassion; lamentable.

   We were all saddened by the deplorable death of his son.

2. adjective To be felt sorrow for; worthy of compassion; lamentable.

   We were all saddened by the deplorable death of his son.

3. adjective Deserving strong condemnation; shockingly bad, wretched.

   Poor children suffer permanent damage due to deplorable living conditions and deplorable treatment by law enforcement.

4. noun A person or thing that is to be deplored.
5. noun A supporter of Donald Trump.

Similar words

miserable wretched execrable pitiful woeful lamentable bad sad distressing condemnable

Often followed by

condition state conditions situation and that as in than

Word family

basket of deplorables deplorableness deplorablenesses deplorables deplorably