jeremiad

Significat (Anglès)

A long speech or prose work that bitterly laments the state of society and its morals, and often contains a prophecy of its coming downfall.

Conceptes

jeremiada

Sinònims

lamentation

lament

elegy

harangue

screed

shedding

threnody

tirade

complaint

acting out

effusion

Traduccions

jérémiade

jeremiada

Jeremiade

ιερεμίας

geremiade

θρηνολογία

παράπονο

yakınma

lamentación

lamento

llanto

can sıkıcı şikâyet

feryat

😢

figan

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˌd͡ʒɛɹ.əˈmaɪ.əd/

Etimologia (Anglès)

From French jérémiade, from Jérémie, from Latin Ieremias, from Hebrew ירמיה (yirm'yá, “Jeremiah”). Named after biblical prophet Jeremiah, who lamented the moral state of Judah and predicted her downfall.