Lamentable Meaning in English

word

US

ɫəˈmɛntəbəɫ

luh-MEN-tuh-buhl

UK

lɐmˈɛntəbəl

luh-MEN-tuh-buhl

التعريف

Describes something that is very sad, regrettable, or unfortunate, often because it should not have happened.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

Formal and often used in news, reports, or moral judgment ('a lamentable decision', 'lamentable state'). Stronger than 'unfortunate'. Not common in everyday speech.

• Spanish: lamentable - deplorable
• Portuguese (BR): lamentável - deplorável
• Portuguese (PT): lamentável - deplorável
• Chinese (Simplified): 令人惋惜的 - 可悲的
• Chinese (Traditional): 令人惋惜的 - 可悲的
• Hindi: दुःखद - शोकजनक
• Arabic: مؤسف - يدعو للأسف
• Bengali: দুঃখজনক - আফসোসজনক - অনুতাপযোগ্য
• Russian: прискорбный - плачевный - достойный сожаления
• Japanese: 嘆かわしい - 残念な
• Vietnamese: đáng tiếc - đáng buồn - đáng hối tiếc
• Korean: 개탄스러운 - 유감스러운
• Turkish: acınacak - üzücü
• Urdu: قابل افسوس - افسوسناک
• Indonesian: menyedihkan - patut disesalkan

جمل نموذجية

The living conditions in the old house were lamentable.

basic

It was a lamentable mistake that he forgot her birthday.

basic

The team’s performance was lamentable last night.

basic

That was a lamentable decision—they really should have thought it through.

natural

The hospital's lamentable lack of resources shocked everyone.

natural

Honestly, the food at that place was lamentable—I won’t go back.

natural