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deprecate

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Definition:
1. to disapprove of strongly
2. to express a low opinion of

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"Oh, that's a bore in this heat," said the prince.
"No, papa, he's very nice, and Kostya's very fond of him," Kitty said, with a deprecating smile, noticing the irony on her father's face.

Leo Tolstoy. Anna Karenina (Translated by Constance Garnett)
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“Your worship is pleased to be jocular,” answered the parson; “but I do not only animadvert on the sinfulness of the action—though that surely is to be greatly deprecated—but I fear his unrighteousness may injure him with Mr Allworthy.

Henry Fielding. The History of Tom Jones, Foundling
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“Well, well!” said Haley, “you’ve lost me near three hours, with your cursed nonsense. Now let’s be off, and have no more fooling.”
“Why, Mas’r,” said Sam, in a deprecating tone, “I believe you mean to kill us all clar, horses and all. [...]"

Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin
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‘It just occurred to me you might be interested,’ he would say with a deprecating little laugh whenever he produced a new fragment. But he could never recall more than a few lines of any one rhyme.

George Orwell. 1984 (1949)
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