jeremiad[noun]Synonyms: tirade, diatribe, harangue, philippic
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jer‧e‧mi‧ad /ˌdʒerəˈmaɪəd, ˌdʒerɪˈmaɪəd/
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
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