bad news

noun

Informal.

1. an annoying, disturbing, unwelcome thing or person; nuisance; troublemaker.

bad news

noun

1. slang,  someone or something regarded as undesirable

   he's bad news around here

Idioms and Phrases

An unwelcome thing or person, trouble. For example, That fire was bad news; we were underinsured for the damage , or No one wants Mary on the board—she's bad news . This term transfers literal bad news—the report of an unhappy recent event—to an unwanted or undesirable individual or circumstance. [ Slang ; 1920s]

The amount charged for something, as in Waiter, bring our check—I want to see the bad news . [ Slang ; 1920s]

Example Sentences

That’s bad news for those focused on grand hopes for the far-distant future, like Meta Platforms or OpenAI, and those selling them data centers.

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It's not all bad news, of course.

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The bad news is prices are eye-watering and Fifa's early ticket draw has already been and gone.

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As is so often the case, there was both good news and bad news to report.

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As for the bad news: their education was now in the hands of the glum Russian tutor, Master Gogolev, who had formerly worked for the Babushkinovs.

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