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单词 jeremiad
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jeremiad


jer·e·mi·ad

J0031500 (jĕr′ə-mī′əd)n. A literary work or speech expressing a bitter lament or a righteous prophecy of doom.
[French jérémiade, after Jérémie, Jeremiah, prophet traditionally considered the author of the biblical book of Lamentations, from Late Latin Ieremiās; see Jeremiah1.]

jeremiad

(ˌdʒɛrɪˈmaɪəd) na long mournful lamentation or complaint

jer•e•mi•ad

(ˌdʒɛr əˈmaɪ əd, -æd)

n. a prolonged lament; complaint. [1770–80; Jeremi (ah) + -ad1, in reference to Jeremiah's Lamentations]
Thesaurus
Noun1.jeremiad - a long and mournful complaint; "a jeremiad against any form of government"complaint - an expression of grievance or resentment

jeremiad

nounA long, violent, or blustering speech, usually of censure or denunciation:diatribe, fulmination, harangue, philippic, tirade.
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Jeremiad


Jeremiad

 

(from the name of the Biblical prophet Jeremiah, who lamented the fall of Jerusalem), a bitter complaint, a lamentation, a mournful, sorrowful song. The word “jeremiad” is sometimes used in an ironic sense.

jeremiad


  • noun

Synonyms for jeremiad

noun a long, violent, or blustering speech, usually of censure or denunciation

Synonyms

  • diatribe
  • fulmination
  • harangue
  • philippic
  • tirade

Words related to jeremiad

noun a long and mournful complaint

Related Words

  • complaint
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