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===Etymology===
{{PIE word|en|de}}{{root|en|ine-pro|*pleh₃(w)-}}
The {{glossary|adjective}} is borrowed from {{bor|en|fr|déplorable|t=lamentable, regrettable}}, or from its {{glossary|etymon}} {{bor|en|LL.|dēplōrābilis}} + [[w:English language|English]] {{m|en|-able|pos={{glossary|suffix}} meaning ‘relevant to, suitable to’}}.<ref>{{R:Lexico|pos=adj}}</ref> {{m|LL.||Dēplōrābilis}} is derived from {{der|en|la|dēplōrō|t=to bemoan, complain about; to bewail, lament, deplore}}<ref name="OED">Compare {{R:OED Online|pos=adj.'' and ''n|id=50310|date=March 2023}}</ref> + {{m|la|-ābilis|pos=suffix meaning ‘able or worthy to be’}}; while {{m|la||dēplōrō}} is from {{m|la|dē-|pos={{glossary|intensifying}} {{glossary|prefix}}}} + {{m|la|plōrō|t=to cry out; to complain; to lament, deplore}} (possibly from {{der|en|ine-pro|*pleh₃(w)-|t=to flow; to swim}}). {{surf|en|deplore|-able}}.
The {{glossary|noun}} is derived from the adjective.<ref name="OED"/> {{senseno|en|US politics|uc=1}} refers to a campaign speech by the American politician and [[w:Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] presidential nominee {{w|Hillary Clinton}} (born 1947) during the {{w|2016 United States presidential election}} calling half of the supporters of her [[w:Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] opponent {{w|Donald Trump}} (born 1946) a “{{w|basket of deplorables}}”.<ref>{{cite-journal|author=Katie Reilly|quotee={{w|Hillary Clinton}}
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===Pronunciation===
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====Derived terms====
{{col-auto|en|Depplorable
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# A [[person#Noun|person]] or [[thing]] that is to be [[deplore]]d.
#* {{RQ:Scott Journal|date=10 April 1828|page=157|passage=[W]hat better is an old fellow, mauled with rheumatism and other '''deplorables'''.}}
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# {{senseid|en|US politics}}{{lb|en|specifically|US politics|derogatory|neologism}} A [[supporter]] of {{w|Donald Trump}}.
#* {{quote-book|en|author=w:Bob Woodward|chapter=|title={{w|Fear: Trump in the White House}}|location=New York, N.Y.|publisher=
#* {{quote-book|en|author=[[w:Michael Wolff (journalist)|Michael Wolff]]|chapter=[[w:John McCain|McCain]], [[w:Bob Woodward|Woodward]], Anonymous|title={{w|Siege: Trump Under Fire}}|location=New York, N.Y.|publisher=
#* {{quote-book|en|author=[[w:Rick Wilson (political consultant)|Rick Wilson]]|title=Running against the Devil: A Plot to Save America from Trump—And Democrats from Themselves|location=New York, N.Y.|publisher=Crown Forum, {{w|Crown Publishing Group}}|year=2020|page=265|isbn=978-0-593-13758-1|passage=The self-image of the '''deplorables''' is that of the honest, hardworkin' people of the Christian American heartland and South who have been screwed by Washington, D.C., and the coastal elites since the dawn of time.}}
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* Macedonian: {{t|mk|жа́лник|m}}
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*: Bokmål: {{t|nb|sammensurium|n}}
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