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jeremiad

[ jer-uh-mahy-uh d, -ad ]
/ ˌdʒɛr əˈmaɪ əd, -æd /
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noun

a prolonged lamentation or mournful complaint.

RELATED WORDS

diatribe, screed, revilement, ranting, philippic, condemnation, censure, tongue-lashing, malediction, invective, denunciation, vituperation, fulmination, anger, lecture, harangue, sermon, dispute, berating

Nearby words

  1. jerash,
  2. jerba,
  3. jerbil,
  4. jerboa,
  5. jereed,
  6. jeremiah,
  7. jeremy,
  8. jerepigo,
  9. jerez,
  10. jerez de la frontera

Origin of jeremiad

1770–80; Jeremi(ah) + -ad1 in reference to Jeremiah's Lamentations
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British Dictionary definitions for jeremiad

jeremiad

/ (ˌdʒɛrɪˈmaɪəd) /

noun

a long mournful lamentation or complaint
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Word Origin and History for jeremiad

jeremiad

n.

1780, from French jérémiade (1762), in reference to "Lamentations of Jeremiah" in Old Testament.

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