jeremiad
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jer·e·mi·ad
(jĕr′ə-mī′əd)n.
A literary work or speech expressing a bitter lament or a righteous prophecy of doom.
[French jérémiade, after Jérémie, Jeremiah, prophet traditionally considered the author of the biblical book of Lamentations, from Late Latin Ieremiās; see Jeremiah1.]
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jeremiad
(ˌdʒɛrɪˈmaɪəd)n
a long mournful lamentation or complaint
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jer•e•mi•ad
(ˌdʒɛr əˈmaɪ əd, -æd)n.
a prolonged lament; complaint.
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Noun | 1. | jeremiad - a long and mournful complaint; "a jeremiad against any form of government" complaint - an expression of grievance or resentment |
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jeremiad
nounA long, violent, or blustering speech, usually of censure or denunciation:
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Translations
jeremiadivalitusvirsivuodatus
jeremiád
jeremiadeklagesang
jeremiadklagovisa
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