jeremiad \ˌjer-ə-ˈmī-əd\ noun: 1. a prolonged lamentation or complaint, 2. a cautionary or angry harangue
Etymology: French jérémiade, from Jérémie Jeremiah, from Late Latin Jeremias
Jeremiah is traditionally ascribed as the author of the Book of Lamentations.
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