bad news

noun

plural in form but singular in construction
: one that is troublesome, unwelcome, or dangerous
stay away from him, he's bad news

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The school year started out with a barrage of bad news for public school parents. — Ciara Jackson, New York Daily News, 27 Oct. 2026 But the latest slide in stocks could also mean that investors have already priced bad news into those companies, Mahaney said. — Sarah Min, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026 The assessment is the latest dose of bad news for coral reefs, which are critical sources for seafood and tourism and often serve as buffers from coastal erosion and storms. — ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026 That makes this galactic trio bad news for MOND, or modified Newtonian dynamics, an alternative to dark matter proposed in 1983 by the physicist Mordehai Milgrom. — Quanta Magazine, 14 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for bad news

Word History

First Known Use

1917, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of bad news was in 1917

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“Bad news.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bad%20news. Accessed 30 Oct. 2026.

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