lamentable

English

Etymology

From Latin lāmentābilis (“full of sorrow, mournful; deplorable”), from lāmentor (“lament”), from lāmenta (“wailing, weeping”).

Adjective

lamentable (comparative more lamentable, superlative most lamentable)

1. Causing sorrow, distress or regret; deplorable, pitiful or distressing.

Synonyms

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Related terms

• lament

Translations

deplorable

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 可悲 (cmn) (kěbēi)

• Finnish: valitettava (fi)
• French: lamentable (fr)
• German: beklagenswert (de)

• Italian: lamentabile (it)
• Jèrriais: lamentabl'ye m and f
• Portuguese: lamentável (pt)
• Spanish: lamentable (es)

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French

Etymology

From Latin lāmentābilis (“full of sorrow, mournful; deplorable”), from lāmentor (“lament”), from lāmenta (“wailing, weeping”).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

lamentable (masculine and feminine, plural lamentables)

1. lamentable; awful; deplorable

Derived terms

• lamentablement

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin lāmentābilis (“full of sorrow, mournful; deplorable”), from lāmentor (“lament”), from lāmenta (“wailing, weeping”).

Adjective

lamentable m and f (plural lamentables)

1. lamentable