deplore

Object

• absence: Zara: Personally I deplore the absence of follow-up which could help to develop a synergy to maintain women's passion for communication.
• fact: We pay no attention to where our affections lie, nor do we deplore the fact that our actions are impure.
• intention: Architects like myself deplore the intention to demolish an outstanding example of good modernist design.
• lack: We deplore the lack of tangible progress made on important verification issues over the past year.
• attempt: We would deplore any attempt to prosecute the men for this kind of activity.
• violence: We deplore violence against people, violence from any quarter section or state against any people.

Used with why or when

• what: He knows many Americans deplore what he's doing.

Modifying Another Word

• deeply: Boers deeply deplore the death of their good friend.
• utterly: We utterly deplore this level of rate, which is in stark contrast to the 3.89 % increase for Council services.
• much: I very much deplore the practice used by some stores of two piercers firing their guns at the same time.
• all: We all deplore the inhuman acts in Yugoslavia that preceded NATO action.
• also: We also deplore the UN World Food Program for failing to first ask the countries whether they would willingly accept GM food.

Preposition: in

• other: What is the trait you most deplore in others?