First Known Use: 1780
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jeremiad
noun jer·e·mi·ad \ˌjer-ə-ˈmī-əd, -ˌad\
Definition of JEREMIAD
: a prolonged lamentation or complaint; also : a cautionary or angry harangue
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Origin of JEREMIAD
French jérémiade, from Jérémie Jeremiah, from Late Latin Jeremias
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