bad news

NOUN

trouble

Synonyms

WEAK

bind bother concern danger deep trouble difficulty dilemma dire straits disappointment distress grief headache hindrance hot water inconvenience mess misfortune nuisance pain predicament problem struggle torment woe

Example Sentences

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bad news

This is bad news, but France’s problems aren’t only generational.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 19, 2026

AI stocks have been hit by worries about Anthropic's IPO but it isn't all bad news.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

But plague has, for a very long time, been shorthand for various kinds of bad news.

From Slate ● Oct. 8, 2026

On Wall Street, that kind of signal — not falling on bad news — can be read as a sign of underlying strength.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026

So they woke the two younger children and told them the bad news.

From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt

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