# jeremiad

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌd͡ʒɛɹ.əˈmaɪ.əd/

## Definitions
1. 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.

## 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.

## Source
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