jer ‧ e ‧ mi ‧ ad /ˌdʒerəˈmaɪəd, ˌdʒerɪˈmaɪəd/ BrE AmE noun [countable] formal
[ Date: 1700-1800 ; Language: French ; Origin: jérémiade , from Jérémie 'Jeremiah' , the prophet who told of bad things that would happen ]
a long speech or piece of writing that complains about a situation, or says that bad things will happen