deplorable
/dɪˈplɔːɹəbəɫ/ · noun
Meaning
- A person or thing that is to be deplored.
- (US politics) A Trumpist conservative, in reference to a 2016 speech by Hillary Clinton calling half of Donald Trump's supporters a "basket of deplorables".
- Deserving strong condemnation; shockingly bad, wretched.
- Lamentable, to be felt sorrow for, worthy of compassion.
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