憂うれうべき

expression

deplorable; alarming; lamentable

A formal, somewhat literary expression used to describe a situation or fact that is deeply regrettable or cause for serious concern. Often appears in news or commentary.

• このような事じ故こが再ふたたび起おこるとは、まことに憂うれうべき事じ態たいだ。

  It is truly a deplorable situation that such an accident has occurred again.

• 若わか者ものの投とう票ひょう率りつの低てい下かは憂うれうべき傾けい向こうである。

  The decline in voter turnout among young people is an alarming trend.