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What does deplore mean?

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Verb
  1. (transitive) To bewail; to weep bitterly over; to feel sorrow for.
  2. (transitive) To condemn; to express strong disapproval of.
  3. (obsolete) To regard as hopeless; to give up.
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And in particular, this kind of bad science is being peddled for political ends, which makes it especially pressing to deplore it.
One can only deplore of course the barbarous extremes that some of this antipathy has taken.
I deplore the situation where we are pitted against each other for low fees, but reintroducing the fee scale is not an option.
Some who deplore this growing trend cite the unseemliness of highly-profitable businesses turning another piece of news into cash.
Indeed many Bajans deplore Nelson's imminent departure, considering him an integral part of their history.
I normally deplore applause that begins before the conductor lowers his baton, but I joined in the spontaneous delight at the pyrotechnics.

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