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jeremiad definition

jer·emi·ad (jer′ə mī′ad′, -əd)

noun

  1. a long lamentation or complaint: in allusion to the Lamentations of Jeremiah
  2. a long, scolding speech, sermon, etc. expressing disapproval or warning of disaster

Etymology: Fr jérémiade < Jérémie, Jeremiah: see Jeremiah

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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