A long, violent, or blustering speech, usually of censure or denunciation.
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jeremiad
The word jeremiad means a piece of prose or poetry lamenting the state of things.
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The "crotch shot" more commonly known as the Jeremiad
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Since paean is a song of joyful praise or exultation, the opposite is calumny, condemnation or criticism.
According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 1 words with the pattern JE--M---. That is, eight letter words with 1st letter J and 2nd letter E and 5th letter M. In alphabetical order, they are: jeremiad
Dirge, epitaph, chant, coronach, death march, death song, elegy, funeral song, hymn, jeremiad, keen, lament, march, monody, requiem, or threnody.
Jolly. Jammin'. Jubilant. Joy
According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 1 words with the pattern JE-EM---. That is, eight letter words with 1st letter J and 2nd letter E and 4th letter E and 5th letter M. In alphabetical order, they are: jeremiad
According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 1 words with the pattern J--E--AD. That is, eight letter words with 1st letter J and 4th letter E and 7th letter A and 8th letter D. In alphabetical order, they are: jeremiad
According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 1 words with the pattern J--EM--D. That is, eight letter words with 1st letter J and 4th letter E and 5th letter M and 8th letter D. In alphabetical order, they are: jeremiad