JEREMIAD Meaning of JEREMIAD in English [ ˌdʒɛrɪ'mʌɪad ]■ noun a long, mournful complaint or lamentation.OriginC18: from Fr. jérémiade , with ref. to the Lamentations of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004