jeremiad

long literary work, usually prose, bitterly lamenting the state of society and its morals in sustained invective, prophesying society’s imminent downfall

en-GB/ˌd͡ʒɛɹɪˈmaɪæd/
en-US/ˌd͡ʒɛɹəˈmaɪæd/

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