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jeremiad

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jer·e·mi·ad  (jr-md)
n.
A literary work or speech expressing a bitter lament or a righteous prophecy of doom.
[French jérémiade, after Jérémie, Jeremiah, author of The Lamentations, from Late Latin Ieremis; see Jeremiah1.]
jeremiad
Noun
a long mournful complaint [French jérémiade, referring to the Lamentations of Jeremiah in the Bible]
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Noun1.jeremiad - a long and mournful complaint; "a jeremiad against any form of government"
complaint - an expression of grievance or resentment
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