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    Lamentable (en. Regrettable)

    /la.ment.a.ble/

    Meaning & Definition

    EnglishSpanish
    adjective
    That deserves to be lamented.
    The situation in the country is lamentable.
    La situación en el país es lamentable.
    That causes sadness or distress.
    It is lamentable that there is so much inequality.
    Es lamentable que haya tanta desigualdad.
    Deficient or of poor quality.
    His performance in the exam was lamentable.
    Su desempeño en el examen fue lamentable.

    Etymology

    From Latin 'lamentabilis', meaning 'worthy of lament'.

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    it is lamentable
    it is used to express sadness or grief over a situation.
    es lamentable
    it is not lamentable
    indicates that something does not deserve to be lamented.
    no es lamentable
    lamentable situation
    a situation that causes much sorrow.
    lamentable situación

    Related Words

    lament
    To feel sorrow or sadness for something.
    lamentar
    lament
    Expression of pain or sadness.
    lamento
    lamenting
    That induces lamentation.
    lamentoso

    Slang Meanings

    Taste of sadness
    That movie has a lamentable ending, it left me with a taste of sadness.
    Esa película tiene un final lamentable, me dejó con sabor a tristeza.
    Thing of sorrow
    That game was a thing of sorrow, lamentable how they played.
    Ese partido fue una cosa de pena, lamentable como jugaron.