jeremiad

[ jer-uh-mahy-uhd, -ad ]
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noun
  1. a prolonged lamentation or mournful complaint.

Origin of jeremiad

1
1770–80; Jeremi(ah) + -ad1 in reference to Jeremiah's Lamentations

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jeremiad

/ (ˌdʒɛrɪˈmaɪəd) /


noun
  1. a long mournful lamentation or complaint

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