English → Latin
“deplore” in Latin
dēfleōto weep over, cry for, lament, deplore; to dull with weeping; to weep abundantly or violently, weep to exhaustiondēplōrōto complain about, bemoan; to weep for bitterly, bewail, lament, deplorecomplōrōto bewail, lament together loudly or violently
The English word deplore itself goes back to Latin plōrō, through dēplōrāre.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
deplore
deflere: deplorare; complorare (to deplore or bewail vehemently; complorare especially of several): to deplore the death of anybody, deflere, complorare alicujus mortem; de morte alicujus flere; alicujus morti illacrimari; alicujus mortem cum fletu deplorare: to deplore the dead, lacrimis justoque comploratu prosequi mortuos (of deploring the dead by female mourners at the funeral, Liv., 25, 26): to deplore the living as well as the dead, complorare omnes, pariter vivos mortuosque: the death of anybody is not deplored, mors alicujus caret lacrimis: to deplore himself and his country, complorare se patriamque (☞ Liv., 2, 40): to deplore his misfortunes, deplorare de suis incommodis: to deplore the fate of the nation with unavailing tears, complorare inutili lamentatione fortunam gentis: it is much to be deplored, valde dolendum est. Vid. BEWAIL, LAMENT.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for deplore?
- The usual Latin words for “deplore” are dēfleō, dēplōrō, complōrō. 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.