jeremiad

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌdʒɛrɪˈmaɪəd/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˌdʒɛrəˈmaɪəd, -æd/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling( jer′ə mī′əd, -ad)



WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
jer•e•mi•ad /ˌdʒɛrəˈmaɪəd, -æd/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. a long complaint, esp. a sad or mournful one.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
jer•e•mi•ad  ( jer′ə mī′əd, -ad),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a prolonged lamentation or mournful complaint.
  • Jeremi(ah) + -ad, in reference to Jeremiah's Lamentations 1770–80

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
jeremiad / ˌdʒɛrɪˈmaɪəd/
  1. a long mournful lamentation or complaint

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