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jeremiad

je·re·miad

US/ˌd͡ʒɛɹ.əˈmaɪ.əd/ uncommon

noun

1.

a long and mournful complaint

  • “a jeremiad against any form of government”

Origin

From French jérémiade, from Jérémie, from Latin Ieremias, from Hebrew ירמיה (yirm'yá, “Jeremiah”). Named after biblical prophet Jeremiah, who lamented the moral state of Judah and predicted her downfall.

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