bad news

American  

noun

Informal.

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

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bad news British  

noun

1. slang someone or something regarded as undesirable

   he's bad news around here

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bad news Idioms  

1. 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]

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

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Example Sentences

It wasn’t all bad news on Thursday, though.

From Barron's

With the exception of the rise of the Greens in Britain, these developments needn’t be bad news for the U.S. or for American strategic interests in Europe.

From The Wall Street Journal

The bad news: The market selloff stemming from this crisis could be nasty.

From The Wall Street Journal

In her strongest sequence, she and Justin take a few live callers on their podcast, some of whom bear bad news about Mike and Jessa, and another who phones up in the middle of a crisis that’s too big for these self-positioned experts to handle.

From Los Angeles Times

Mortgage rates’ trajectory this year isn’t entirely bad news for buyers.

From Barron's