Deplore vs Criticise - What's the difference?
deplore | criticise |
To bewail; to weep bitterly over; to feel sorrow for.
To condemn; to express strong disapproval of.
(obsolete) To regard as hopeless; to give up.
To evaluate (something), and judge its merits and faults
To find fault (with something)
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As verbs the difference between deplore and criticise
is that deplore is while criticise is to evaluate (something), and judge its merits and faults.deplore
English
Verb
(deplor)- I deplore my neighbour for having lost his job.
- The UNHCR deplores the recent events in Sudan.
- I deplore not having listened to your advice.
- I deplore how you treated him at the party.
- Many people deplore the actions of a corrupt government.
- (Francis Bacon)
Synonyms
* bewail * condemnExternal links
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* ----criticise
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Alternative forms
* criticize (US, Canada )Verb
(en-verb) (transitive'' or ''intransitive )- They criticised him for endangering people's lives.
citation, page= , passage=The Gunners boss has been heavily criticised for his side's poor start to the Premier League season but this result helps lift the pressure.}}