bad news
News of unpleasant, unfortunate or sad events.
Yes, we just heard the bad news yesterday. We're so sorry for your loss.
news
UK /njuːz/ US /nuːz/
noun 3verb 1
Definitions
noun
1
New information of interest.
Is there any news about the storm?
That was not much news in the press release.
2
Information about current events disseminated by the media.
Did you hear/read/see the latest news?
The news is that a new leader will be elected in one month.
3
Messages posted on newsgroups.
The Usenet news system brings people together from around the world and forms social groups on the basis of common interest. Usenet news is a domain that is suffering badly from information overload.
verb
1
To report; to make known.
This remark was newsed abroad; whereupon the loyal authorities of Lerwick immediately had the revolutionary skipper arrested, on a charge of high treason.
Collocations
50(noun.) new information
ADJ
encouraging, excellent, good, great, marvellous, terrific, tremendous, welcome, wonderful
She received wonderful news when her best friend called to say she was getting married.
bad, gloomy, grim, sad, terrible, tragic, unwelcome
dramatic, important, momentous
hot, late, latest, recent
We heard the latest news about the company closing down yesterday afternoon.
old, stale
exciting, interesting
front-page
The scandal became front-page news when the investigation results were released yesterday.
domestic, home, local, national, regional
foreign, international
business, City, financial
sports, tennis, etc.
QUANT
bit, item, piece
I heard an interesting piece of news about the company closing next month.
VERB + NEWS
get, have, hear, learn, receive
I received some good news about the job interview yesterday.
catch up on
I need to catch up on the news before my meeting this afternoon.
announce, break, bring (sb), give sb, tell sb
The doctor had to tell us the bad news about my grandmother's illness.
spread
The rumor spread the news so quickly that everyone in town knew about it by noon.
leak
Someone leaked news about the celebrity's secret wedding before the official announcement.
report
The doctor reported some good news after examining the test results.
carry
The local radio station carried news about the school closure throughout the day.
gather, get
I got some exciting news about the job interview this morning.
await, expect, wait for
We are still awaiting news about the job interview results.
greet, react to, welcome
The government's announcement was greeted with mixed reactions from the public.
make
The local soccer team's victory made the news after they won the championship.
NEWS + VERB
come, come in, come through
We're still waiting for the test results to come through from the hospital.
break, leak out
Information about the scandal leaked out during the press conference yesterday.
spread, travel
The rumor traveled quickly through the school, and soon everyone had heard about the scandal.
NEWS + NOUN
bulletin, flash, item, release, report, story
The journalist wrote a detailed news report about the local community project.
coverage
The local news coverage of the election helped many voters understand the key issues.
conference
The president held a news conference yesterday to announce the new environmental policy.
agency, service
programme
editor
source
media
PREP
at the ~
My family was shocked at the news of his unexpected resignation from the company.
in the ~
The scandal involving the mayor was in the news for several weeks.
with the ~
Sarah burst through the door with the news that she had gotten the job.
~ about
She was excited to hear news about her friend's new job.
~ from
I heard some exciting news from my sister about her new job yesterday.
~ of
I heard the news of her promotion at work yesterday afternoon.
~ on
I haven't heard any news on the job situation since last week.
~ to
That promotion was news to everyone in the office when it was announced last week.
(noun.) the news: on TV or radio
ADJ
radio, television, TV
evening, lunchtime, nine o'clock, etc.
VERB + NEWS
hear, listen to, see, watch
turn on
broadcast
read
My sister always reads the news on her phone while eating breakfast.
PREP
in the ~
The local bakery's award was featured in the news last week.
on the ~
I saw the announcement about the concert on the news this morning.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — the quality of being sufficiently interesting to be reported
- newsworthiness
noun — information about recent and important events
- intelligence
- tidings
- word
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
no news is good news
A lack of information reported about a situation suggests that nothing unfortunate has occurred.
make news
To be published in the news media.
He had no idea why the story made news; it did not seem at all newsworthy to him.
bad news travels fast
Bad news circulates quickly because people often circulate it everywhere.
After all, reorganizations, personnel changes, new policies on subjects such as travel and expense reports, are everyday occurrences, but the rumor that the Vice President of Sales
ill news spreads apace
Bad news circulates quickly because people tend to gossip.
Aware of the too great proneness of his countrymen to ideas of despondency, knowing that ill news spreads apace, and that in an overgrown metropolis few have the opportunity of ocu
Example Bank
601
Is there any news about the storm?
Wiktionary02
That was not much news in the press release.
Wiktionary03
VVith speede let vs impart the newes vnto my Lord the King, The fearefull newes that whilſt the flame doth but begin, Sad pollicie may ſerue to quench the fire: […]
Wiktionary04
This remark was newsed abroad; whereupon the loyal authorities of Lerwick immediately had the revolutionary skipper arrested, on a charge of high treason.
Wiktionary05
From the doctor's grim expression, it was clear he had somber news for the patient.
Tatoeba · #198906
The news article painted the defendant as a guilty man, even though he had been proven innocent.
Tatoeba · #2019Usage Notes
i Register
In some senses, news is marked as archaic. Watch for register when choosing this word.
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