1. (

• deplorable ,
• distressing ,
• lamentable ,
• pitiful ,
• sad ,
• sorry

) bad; unfortunate; "my finances were in a deplorable state"; "a lamentable decision"; "her clothes were in sad shape"; "a sorry state of affairs" ;

2. (

• deplorable ,
• execrable ,
• miserable ,
• woeful ,
• wretched

) of very poor quality or condition; "deplorable housing conditions in the inner city"; "woeful treatment of the accused"; "woeful errors of judgment" ;

3. (

• condemnable ,
• criminal ,
• deplorable ,
• reprehensible ,
• vicious

) 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" ;