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Jeremiad

noun

/ˌdʒer.ɪˈmaɪ.æd/

Meaning

a long mournful complaint or lamentation; a list of woes; a prolonged expression of grief

A long, mournful complaint or lamentation; a list of woes.

The newspaper editorial was a jeremiad about the decline of moral values in society.

The politician's speech turned into a jeremiad against corruption.

lamentation, complaint, dirge, lament, wail

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lamentation, complaint, dirge, lament

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lament, complaint, dirge, wail

celebration, praise, eulogy, triumph

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celebration, praise, eulogy, triumph

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praise, celebration

bitter jeremiad, long jeremiad, political jeremiad, deliver a jeremiad

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bitter jeremiad, long jeremiad, political jeremiad

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deliver a jeremiad, political jeremiad, long jeremiad

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