Definition
A lengthy speech or piece of writing that bitterly laments or complains about the state of society and predicts a disastrous future. A prolonged lamentation or complaint.
Etymology
Named after the biblical prophet Jeremiah, who wrote the Book of Lamentations expressing grief over Jerusalem's destruction. The term emerged in French as 'jérémiade' in the 17th century and entered English shortly after.
Kelly Says
Remember 'Jeremiah was a bullfrog' from the song? Well, the real Jeremiah was more like a bullfrog croaking doom and gloom! A jeremiad is when someone channels their inner biblical prophet to deliver a really long, depressing rant about how everything's going wrong.
Translations
CACatalà
jeremiad
je-re-mee-ad
DADansk
klagesang
kla-ge-sang
DEDeutsch
Jeremiade
ye-re-mee-a-de
ELΕλληνικά
λυπητή
ly-pe-ti
ESEspañol
jeremías
he-re-mee-as
FRFrançais
jeremías
zhe-re-mee-as
GUGU
જેરમીયાદ
je-re-mee-ad
HAHA
jeremiad
je-re-mee-ad
HIहिन्दी
व्याकुलता
vyakul-ta
IDBahasa Indonesia
keluhan
ke-lu-han
IGIG
jeremiad
je-re-mee-ad
ITItaliano
lamento
la-men-to
KKKK
jeremiad
je-re-mee-ad
MRMR
जेरमीयाद
je-re-mee-yad
MSBahasa Melayu
jeremiad
je-re-mee-ad
MYမြန်မာ
ကျော်ကျော်
kya-kya
NLNederlands
klaaglied
klaag-lied
NONorsk
klagesang
kla-ge-sang
PAPA
ਜੇਰemias
je-re-mee-as
PLPolski
lamento
la-men-to
PTPortuguês
jeremias
zhe-re-mee-as
RORomână
plângere
plahn-ge-re
SWKiswahili
jeremiad
je-re-mee-ad
TAதமிழ்
கலங்கல்
ka-lan-gal
THไทย
คำร่ำลือ
kam ram lue
TLTL
jeremiad
je-re-mee-ad
VITiếng Việt
tiếng than khóc
tieng than khoc
YOYO
jeremiad
je-re-mee-ad
ZUZU
jeremiad
je-re-mee-ad