Associations to the word «Jeremiad»

Wiktionary

JEREMIAD, noun. 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.

Dictionary definition

JEREMIAD, noun. A long and mournful complaint; "a jeremiad against any form of government".

Wise words

When ideas fail, words come in very handy.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe