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) 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 (epicene, 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