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

In a further blow, Parini’s plans go right off the rails when Alistair has some bad news from London and leaves him in charge of the elderly, ailing Borges, then 72. — Damon Wise, Deadline, 16 Aug. 2026

In the Hall of Fame Game, on that Thursday night, there was good news and bad news for the Sanford, Florida, native. — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 12 Aug. 2026

Radio got hit with a double whammy of bad news last week, affecting both AM and FM bands. — Richard Wagoner, Daily News, 10 Aug. 2026

Locally, this was clearly bad news, but those areas acted like enormous temporary storage tanks. — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 9 Aug. 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