Jeremiad
//ˌd͡ʒɛɹ.əˈmaɪ.əd// noun
noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A long speech or prose work that bitterly laments the state of society and its morals, and often contains a prophecy of its coming downfall.
"Near-synonyms: diatribe, tirade, lamentation, lament; see also Thesaurus:diatribe"
- 2 a long and mournful complaint wordnet
Example
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Etymology
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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