English → Latin
“deplorable” in Latin
miserābilispitiable, miserable, deplorable, lamentable, wretched, sad, pitiful, patheticdolenduswhich is to be suffered or hurt; which is to be lamented, grieved; which is to feel pain, ache, smart, take offensemiserorto lament, bewail or deplore; to have pity or mercy, feel sorry fordēplōrōto complain about, bemoan; to weep for bitterly, bewail, lament, deplorelāmentābilismournful, full of sorrow; deplorable, lamentableaerumnōsussuffering, wretched, miserablecalamitōsuscalamitous, disastrous, ruinous, destructive
The English word deplorable itself goes back to Latin plōrō, through dēplōrābilis.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
deplorable
miserabilis; dolendus: miserandus; cornmiserandus; deplorandus; lamentabilis; aerumnosus: calamitosus. Vid. LAMENTABLE, WRETCHED.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for deplorable?
- The usual Latin words for “deplorable” are miserābilis, dolendus, miseror; also dēplōrō, lāmentābilis, aerumnōsus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.