jeremiad
[jer-
uh
-
mahy
-
uh
d, -ad]
/ˌdʒɛr əˈmaɪ əd, -æd/
noun
1.
a prolonged lamentation or mournful complaint.
Origin
1770-80;
Jeremi(ah)
+
-ad
, in reference to Jeremiah's
Lamentations
Examples from the web for
jeremiad
But the
jeremiad
will always have its place in such a course.
It's a jazzy
jeremiad
that dances around the whole dilemma of ratings.
In fact, the book is a sort of
jeremiad
against environmental threats to the great wilderness areas of the country.
British Dictionary definitions for
jeremiad
jeremiad
/
ˌdʒɛrɪˈmaɪəd
/
noun
1.
a long mournful lamentation or complaint
Word Origin and History for
jeremiad
n.
1780, from French
jérémiade
(1762), in reference to "Lamentations of Jeremiah" in Old Testament.