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Verb deplore has 2 senses
- deplore - express strong disapproval of; "We deplore the government's treatment of political prisoners"
--1 is one way to knock, criticize, criticise, pick apart
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- deplore, lament, bewail, bemoan - regret strongly; "I deplore this hostile action"; "we lamented the loss of benefits"
--2 is one way to complain, kick, plain, sound off, quetch, kvetch
Sample sentence:
They deplore that there was a traffic accident
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