What is the meaning of deplorable?

Bad; unfortunate.
- usage: "my finances were in a deplorable state"; "a lamentable decision"; "her clothes were in sad shape"; "a sorry state of affairs"
- synonyms: distressing, lamentable, pitiful, sad, sorry
Of very poor quality or condition.
- usage: "deplorable housing conditions in the inner city"; "woeful treatment of the accused"; "woeful errors of judgment"
- synonyms: execrable, miserable, woeful, wretched
Bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure.
- usage: "a criminal waste of talent"; "a deplorable act of violence"; "adultery is as reprehensible for a husband as for a wife"
- synonyms: condemnable, criminal, reprehensible, vicious

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