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jeremiad

/ˌd͡ʒɛɹ.əˈmaɪ.əd/

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What does jeremiad mean?

noun

  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.

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/ˌd͡ʒɛɹ.əˈmaɪ.əd/

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How candidly and meekly you took my Jeremiad on your severity to second-class men.
Charles DarwinLife and Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 1Project Gutenberg ebook #2087