Related Words for bad news

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bad luck
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Phrase, Noun
disaster
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Noun
misfortune
x/x
Noun
calamity
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Noun
unfortunate
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Adjective
dreadful
/x
Adjective
heartbreaking
/xx
Adjective
rude awakening
/x/xx
Phrase, Noun
foreboding
x/x
Noun
one of those things
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Phrase, Noun
negativity
xx/xx
Noun
doom
/
Noun
horror story
/x/x
Phrase, Noun
trouble
/x
Noun
misery
/xx
Noun
horrible
/xx
Adjective
situation
xx/x
Noun
pessimism
/xxx
Noun
harm
/
Noun
unhappy
x/x
Adjective
reverse
x/
Noun
badness
/x
Noun
portent
/x
Noun
not a pretty sight
/x/x/
Phrase, Noun
miserable
/xxx
Adjective
affliction
x/x
Noun
tough luck
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Phrase, Noun
gloomy
/x
Adjective
casualty
/xxx
Noun
fake news
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Phrase, Noun
unease
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Noun
downside
/x
Noun
unpalatable
x/xxx
Adjective
fair warning
//x
Phrase, Noun
infamy
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Noun
disagreeable
xx/xx
Adjective
mishap
/x
Noun
predicament
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Noun
hurt
/
Noun
consequence
/xx
Noun
fright
/
Noun
penalty
/xx
Noun
scandal
/x
Noun
nightmare
/x
Noun
wretch
/
Noun
harrowing
/xx
Noun
accident
/xx
Noun
displeasure
x/x
Noun
downer
/x
Noun
upset
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Noun
fatal
/x
Adjective
ugliness
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Noun
long face
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Phrase, Noun
disaster waiting to happen
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Phrase, Noun
dissatisfaction
xxx/x
Noun
misadventure
xx/x
Noun
sob story
//x
Phrase, Noun
ruin
/x
Noun
unwanted
x/x
Adjective
lament
x/
Noun
the pits
x/
Phrase, Noun
debacle
x/x
Noun
pity
/x
Noun
brunt
/
Noun
plight
/
Noun
disquieting
x/xx
Adjective
inconvenient
xx/x
Adjective
bad blood
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Phrase, Noun
sad sack
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Phrase, Noun
detriment
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Noun
indisposition
xxx/x
Noun
burden
/x
Noun
resignation
xx/x
Noun
death
/
Noun
fallout
/x
Noun
disappointment
xx/x
Noun
undesirable
xx/xx
Adjective
sore
/
Adjective
peril
/x
Noun
unacceptable
xx/xx
Adjective
inconvenience
xx/x
Noun
bemoaning
x/x
Verb
nuisance
/x
Noun
trials and tribulations
//xx/x
Phrase, Noun
damning
/x
Adjective
disadvantage
xx/x
Noun
afflicting
x/x
Adjective
curse
/
Noun
one thing after another
///xx/x
Phrase, Noun
travesty
/xx
Noun
hassle
/x
Noun
despair
x/
Noun
dump
/
Noun
minus
/x
Noun
deplorable
x/xx
Adjective
something else
/x/
Phrase, Noun
danger
/x
Noun
dismay
x/
Noun
disaffection
xx/x
Noun
bane
/
Noun
loser
/x
Noun
pejorative
x/xx
Adjective
fate
/
Noun
catastrophe
x/xx
Noun
chagrin
x/
Noun
abominable
x/xxx
Adjective
abuse
x/
Noun, Verb
abusive
x/x
Adjective
account
x/
Noun, Verb
ache
/
Noun, Verb
actuality
xx/xx
Noun
acute
x/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
additional
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
adverse
x/
Adjective
advertisements
/xxx
Noun
advices
x/x
Noun, Verb
agreeable
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
ailing
/x
Adjective, Noun
ailment
/x
Noun
amiss
x/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
angry
/x
Adjective, Verb
announcement
x/x
Noun
annoying
x/x
Adjective, Noun
anything
/xx
Noun, Adverb
appalling
x/x
Adjective
ashamed
x/
Adjective
astray
x/
Adverb
atrocious
x/x
Adjective
awful
/x
Adjective, Adverb
awkward
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
awry
x/
Adverb, Adjective
ballot
/x
Noun, Verb
barely
/x
Adverb
be
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Verb, Noun, Adjective
beastly
/x
Adverb, Adjective
believe
x/
Verb
better
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
big
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
black
/
Adjective, Name, Verb
bleak
/
Adjective, Noun
boring
/x
Adjective, Noun
boy
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
breath
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
briefing
/x
Noun
broadcast
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb
brute
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
bulletins
/xx
Noun
bum
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
can
/
Verb, Noun
cast
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
cease
/
Verb, Noun
changing
/x
Noun
cheap
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb
cheesy
/x
Adjective
chess
/
Noun
clumsy
/x
Adjective, Noun
columnist
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Noun
communicated
x/xxx
Verb
communiqué
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Noun
company
/xx
Noun, Verb
corky
/x
Name, Adjective
corrupt
x/
Adjective, Verb
counterfeit
/xx
Adjective, Noun, Verb
coverage
/xx
Noun
cow
/
Noun, Verb
crap
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
crappy
/x
Adjective
crime
/
Noun, Verb
critical
/xx
Adjective, Noun
cruel
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun
crummy
/x
Adjective, Noun
currency
/xx
Noun
current
/x
Adjective, Noun
damaged
/x
Adjective
dangerous
/xx
Adjective
dark
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
date
/
Noun, Verb
deadlocked
/x
Adjective
decomposed
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Verb, Adjective
defaulting
x/x
Noun
defective
x/x
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
deficient
x/x
Adjective, Noun
degenerate
x/xx
Adjective, Noun, Verb
degraded
x/x
Adjective
deleterious
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Adjective
delinquent
x/x
Adjective, Noun
depressed
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Adjective
despicable
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
deteriorated
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Verb
detrimental
xx/x
Adjective, Noun
devastating
/xxx
Adjective
developments
x/xx
Noun
diaries
/xx
Noun
difficult
/xx
Adjective, Verb
difficulty
/xxx
Noun
dire
/
Adjective, Noun
dirty
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Verb
disadvantageous
xxx/x
Adjective
disappointing
xx/x
Adjective
disastrous
x/x
Adjective
discovery
x/xx
Noun
disease
x/
Noun, Verb
disgrace
x/
Noun, Verb
disgusting
x/x
Adjective
dismal
/x
Adjective
disorderly
x/xx
Adjective, Noun, Adverb
dispatch
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Noun, Verb
disrepair
xx/
Noun, Verb
disruptive
x/x
Adjective
distressing
x/x
Adjective
docs
/
Noun
dog
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
doubtful
/x
Adjective, Noun
draconian
x/xx
Adjective
dramatic
x/x
Adjective
dubious
/xx
Adjective
dumb
/
Adjective, Verb, Adverb
durum
/x
Noun
egregious
x/x
Adjective
embarrassed
x/x
Adjective
emerging
x/x
Adjective, Noun
erg
/
Noun, Verb
erroneous
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Adjective
error
/x
Noun, Verb
evil
/x
Adjective, Noun, Adverb
exasperating
x/xxx
Adjective
exits
/x
Noun
facts
/
Noun
failed
/
Adjective
failure
/x
Noun
false
/
Adjective, Verb, Adverb, Noun
faltering
/xx
Noun, Adjective
fat
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
fateful
/x
Adjective
faulty
/x
Adjective
fearful
/x
Adjective, Adverb
few
/
Noun
fierce
/
Adjective, Adverb
filthy
/x
Adjective, Verb
fine
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
flash
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
flawed
/
Adjective
forged
/
Adjective
fort
/
Noun, Verb
fortune
/x
Noun, Verb
foul
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
freaky
/x
Adjective
fresh
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
frightful
/x
Adjective, Adverb
further
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Verb
gazette
x/
Name, Verb
ghastly
/x
Adjective, Adverb
girl
/
Noun, Verb
go
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
good word
//
Phrase, Noun
goodness
/x
Noun
gossip
/x
Noun, Verb
gossipy
/xx
Adjective
grainy
/x
Adjective
grave
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
great
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb
grim
/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
gross
/
Adjective, Name, Verb
gruesome
/x
Adjective
guilty
/x
Adjective, Noun
hairy
/x
Adjective
half
/
Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb
happening
/xx
Adjective, Noun
happiest
/xx
Adjective
hard
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
hardly
/x
Adverb
harmful
/x
Adjective
harsh
/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
hazardous
/xx
Adjective
headlines
/x
Noun
heinous
/x
Adjective
hideous
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Adjective