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deplore

/dɪˈplɔː/ /dɪˈplɔɹ/

Meanings
verb
To bewail; to weep bitterly over; to feel sorrow for.

Examples :

"I deplore my neighbour for having lost his job."
emotion attitude

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graduating verb

/ˈɡrædʒueɪtɪŋ/ /ˈɡrædʒuˌeɪtɪŋ/

To be recognized by a school or university as having completed the requirements of a degree studied at the institution.

"The man graduated in 1967."

Illustration failing

failing verb

/ˈfeɪ.lɪŋ/

To be unsuccessful.

"Throughout my life, I have always failed."

Illustration neighbour

neighbour noun

/ˈneɪbə/ /ˈneɪbɚ/

A person living on adjacent or nearby land; a person situated adjacently or nearby; anything (of the same type of thing as the subject) in an adjacent or nearby position.

"My neighbour has two noisy cats."

Illustration bitterly

bitterly adverb

/ˈbɪtəli/ /ˈbɪtəɹli/

In a bitter manner.

"My brother argued with his friend bitterly about the baseball game. "

Illustration treated

treated verb

/ˈtɹiːtɪd/

To negotiate, discuss terms, bargain (for or with).

"The car salesman treated with my dad to lower the price. "

Illustration bewail

bewail verb

/bɪˈweɪl/

To wail over; to feel or express deep sorrow for

"She began to bewail the lost opportunity after realizing she missed the deadline. "

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hopeless adjective

/ˈhəʊplɪs/ /ˈhoʊplɪs/

Without hope; despairing; not expecting anything positive.

"After failing the exam for the third time, he felt hopeless about passing the course. "

Illustration deplored

deplored verb

/dɪˈplɔrd/ /diˈplɔrd/

To bewail; to weep bitterly over; to feel sorrow for.

"I deplore my neighbour for having lost his job."

Illustration express

express noun

/ɛk.ˈspɹɛs/

A mode of transportation, often a train, that travels quickly or directly.

"I took the express into town."

Illustration sorrow

sorrow noun

/ˈsɔɹoʊ/ /ˈsɒɹəʊ/ /ˈsɑɹoʊ/

Unhappiness, woe

"The student felt a deep sorrow after failing the important exam. "

Illustration condemn

condemn verb

/kənˈdɛm/

To strongly criticise or denounce; to excoriate the perpetrators of.

"The president condemned the terrorists."

Illustration disapproval

disapproval noun

[dɪsəˈpɹuːvəɫ] /dɪsəˈpɹuvəl/

The act of disapproving; condemnation.

"The teacher's disapproval of the student's cheating was clear in her stern voice. "