deplore
The attitude of the Minister is to be deplored.
Spreading false rumours with the intention of manipulating share prices is to be deplored, and indeed usually illegal.
The readiness with which they impute low motives to others is greatly to be deplored.
Much as her aggressive tone is to be deplored, she does have a point.
Cartels are always to be deplored as anti-competitive.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Disapproving & criticizing
anathematize
animadversion
aspersion
aw
backbite
barrel
bash
belabour
boo
disapprobation
excoriate
knock
knocker
let someone have both barrelsidiom
low blow
mordacious
mordancy
pile
slam
union-basher
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