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View synonyms for bad news

bad news

noun

, Informal.
  1. an annoying, disturbing, unwelcome thing or person; nuisance; troublemaker.


bad news

noun

  1. slang.
    someone or something regarded as undesirable

    he's bad news around here

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Example Sentences

Mr Potter said a nearby caravan park and the local pub had also had to break the bad news to dozens of disappointed visitors.

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The bad news: Even the cheap seats are not exactly affordable.

The bad news for those hoping this will mean cheaper fuel is that the price Mr Dangote pays for a barrel of local crude will still be the naira equivalent of the international cost in dollars.

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Other species will benefit from a warmer world—but in some cases that would be bad news for humans.

After waiting 50 days to play a high school football game on Friday night because four Marine League coaches chose to forfeit games because of alleged rules violations, Narbonne got more bad news before its City Section Open Division playoff game against Dorsey on Friday night.

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