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jeremiad

American  
[jer-uh-mahy-uhd, -ad] / ˌdʒɛr əˈmaɪ əd, -æd /

noun

  1. a prolonged lamentation or mournful complaint.

jeremiad British  
/ ˌdʒɛrɪˈmaɪəd /

noun

  1. a long mournful lamentation or complaint

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Etymology

Origin of jeremiad

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

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