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

Examples of bad news in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Wage growth continued to be outpaced by inflation, in bad news for households. — Lauren Kaori Gurley, Washington Post, 6 Nov. 2026

The answer lay in Bridget Jones, which reimagines Wickham as the seductive Daniel Cleaver—Bridget’s bad news boss. — Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 5 Nov. 2026

Potential impact to global food system Higher premiums are bad news for Ukraine’s vital agriculture exports, 90% of which transit the waterway. — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2026

But just before Ternus opened the earnings call up to analysts' questions, CFO Kevan Parekh came forward with the first real piece of bad news. — Kif Leswing, CNBC, 3 Nov. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1917, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for bad news

• accrues
• accuse
• aircrews
• amuse
• bamboos
• breakthroughs
• canoes
• cashews
• chartreuse
• confuse
• construes
• defuse