jeremiad
jair-uh-MY-uhd, noun
A long, mournful complaint or lament.
“The group chat received his jeremiad on airline seating in four parts.”
Where jeremiad comes from
Named for the prophet Jeremiah, who lamented the fall of Jerusalem.
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