JEREMIAD


Meaning of JEREMIAD in English

n.

Pronunciation: ˌ jer- ə - ' m ī - ə d, - ˌ ad

Function: noun

Etymology: French jérémiade, from Jérémie Jeremiah, from Late Latin Jeremias

Date: 1780

: a prolonged lamentation or complaint also : a cautionary or angry harangue

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