Definition of "deplores" [deplores]

• Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deplore. (verb)

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• "It is a much greater fantasy than the "fantasy" that Zakaria deplores, which is no fantasy at all."
• "In another development, European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton said she "deplores" the continued imprisonment of prominent Palestinian activist Abdullah Abu Rahmeh by Israel."
• "The G8 statement said the group "deplores" the violence."