JEREMIAD

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A long and mournful complaint

Example:

a jeremiad against any form of government

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("jeremiad" is a kind of...):

complaint (an expression of grievance or resentment)

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