Deplorers

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. Those who loudly condemn or mourn something regrettable, expressing deep grief or strong disapproval
2. People who lament a misfortune or openly voice their disgust at a wrong or a sorrowful event
3. Individuals who bewail a loss or denounce a state of affairs they find shameful and distressing

Etymology: "Deplorers" is simply the plural of "deplorer," the noun for a person who deplores something. That noun is built from the verb "deplore" with the agent suffix "-er," the ending that turns a verb into a word for one who performs its action, as in "reader" or "teacher." "Deplore" itself came into English from French "déplorer," which descends from Latin "deplorare," meaning to weep bitterly or lament, from "de-" (intensive or downward force) and "plorare," to wail. So the root idea is loud, tearful grief, a long way from the mild disapproval the verb usually carries today.

Synonyms: lamenters, mourners