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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}}|magazine=[[w:Time (magazine)|Time]]|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20230523205232/https://time.com/4486502/hillary-clinton-basket-of-deplorables-transcript/|location=New York, N.Y.|publisher=[[w:WarnerMedia|Time Warner Publishing]]|date=10 September 2016|issn=0928-8430|oclc=749127914|passage=‘You know, to just be grossly generalistic, you could put half of Trump’s supporters into what I call the basket of deplorables. Right?’ Clinton said.}}
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