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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

“The bad news is that we don’t know where exactly Ryan is, and he has not decided to return home.”

From BBC

He saw President George W. Bush as the CIA’s sole client, and he thought the agency would be closed out of decisionmaking if he brought the client too much bad news.

From Slate

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

From BBC

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.

From BBC

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