deplore
verb (formal)- deplore something
to criticize something, especially publicly, because you think it is very bad 公開譴責;強烈反對 Like everyone else, I deplore and condemn this killing. 我同所有人一樣強烈譴責這樁兇殺案。 He deplored the fact that these criminals were treated by many as heroes and martyrs. 他痛惜這些罪犯被許多人視爲英雄和烈士。 The leadership issued a statement deploring the action of some members. 領導層發表聲明,對一些成員的行爲表示遺憾。 We deplore all use of violence and provocation. 我們譴責一切使用暴力和挑釁的行爲。
Word Originmid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘weep for, regret deeply’): from French déplorer or Italian deplorare, from Latin deplorare, from de- ‘away, thoroughly’ + plorare ‘bewail’.