jeremiad

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

lamentation

lament

elegy

harangue

screed

shedding

threnody

tirade

complaint

acting out

effusion

Translations

jérémiade

jeremiada

Jeremiade

θρηνολογία

ιερεμίας

geremiade

παράπονο

yakınma

κλαψούρα

lamentation

ιερεμιάδα

κλαψούρισμα

piagnisteo

querimonia

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌd͡ʒɛɹ.əˈmaɪ.əd/

Etymology

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.