Deplorable vs. Despicable — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Deplorable and Despicable
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Deplorable
Worthy of severe condemnation or reproach
A deplorable act of violence.
Despicable
Deserving of contempt or scorn; vile.
Deplorable
Lamentable; woeful
My finances were in a deplorable state of neglect.
Despicable
Fit or deserving to be despised; contemptible; mean.
Deplorable
Wretched; bad
Deplorable housing conditions in the inner city.
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Despicable
A wretched or wicked person.
Deplorable
Deserving strong condemnation; shockingly bad, wretched.
Poor children suffer permanent damage due to deplorable living conditions and deplorable treatment by law enforcement.
Poor children are often accused of having deplorable manners, when they are, in fact, simply responding to society in ways that mirror how society treats them.
Despicable
Fit or deserving to be despised; contemptible; mean; vile; worthless; as, a despicable man; despicable company; a despicable gift.
Deplorable
To be felt sorrow for; worthy of compassion; lamentable.
We were all saddened by the deplorable death of his son.
Despicable
Worthy only of being despised and rejected;
A contemptible lack of courage
A little, wretched, despicable creature, a worm, a mere nothing...that has risen up in contempt against the majesty of Heaven and earth
Deplorable
A person or thing that is to be deplored.
Despicable
Morally reprehensible;
Would do something as despicable as murder
Ugly crimes
The vile development of slavery appalled them
Deplorable
A Trumpist conservative, in reference to a 2016 speech by Hillary Clinton calling half of Donald Trump's supporters a "basket of deplorables".
Deplorable
Worthy of being deplored or lamented; lamentable; causing grief; hence, sad; calamitous; grievous; wretched; as, life's evils are deplorable.
Individual sufferers are in a much more deplorable conditious than any others.
Deplorable
Bad; unfortunate;
My finances were in a deplorable state
A lamentable decision
Her clothes were in sad shape
A sorry state of affairs
Deplorable
Of very poor quality or condition;
Deplorable housing conditions in the inner city
Woeful treatment of the accused
Woeful errors of judgment
Deplorable
Bringing or deserving severe rebuke or censure;
A criminal waste of talent
A deplorable act of violence
Adultery is as reprehensible for a husband as for a wife
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