jer·e·mi·ad \ˌjerəˈmīəd, -īˌad\noun (-s) Etymology: French jérémiade, from Jérémie Jeremiah (from Late Latin Jeremias) + -ade -ad : a lamenting and denunciatory complaint : a doleful story : a dolorous tirade < a jeremiad against a civilization that values knowledge above wisdom — Lawrence Durrell >