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What is another word for bad news?

Hint: See synonyms for troubling or unsettling, as in troubling news or unsettling news.

Noun
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News that is unpleasant or troubling
sad news
troubling news
bad tidings
unpleasant news
unsettling news
“I'm afraid I have some bad news for you. You might want to sit down.”
Noun
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A person who causes trouble
troublemaker
agitator
instigator
stirrer
menace
pest
rascal
snake
rabble-rouser
mischief-maker
agent provocateur
bad actor
loose cannon
rotten apple
bad apple
punk
firebrand
incendiary
demagogue
inciter
scalawag
recreant
phoneyUK
smart aleck
ringleader
meddler
heel
phonyUS
nuisance
weasel
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“He's nothing but bad news. You shouldn't have anything to do with him.”
Noun
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A difficult or unpleasant situation
bad thing
awful thing
dreadful thing
terrible thing
accident
adversity
affliction
blow
calamity
cataclysm
catastrophe
contretemps
crash
debacle
disaster
emergency
infliction
meltdown
misfortune
mishap
scourge
tragedy
tribulation
trouble
upheaval
woe
misadventure
reverse
mischance
bad luck
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Noun
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An event or action that causes pain or suffering
hurt
adversity
misfortune
trouble
failure
hardship
setback
struggle
tragedy
damage
detriment
disadvantage
disaster
harm
trial
tribulation
catastrophe
debacle
inconvenience
loss
misadventure
mishap
unpleasantness
accident
bad luck
blow
bother
calamity
cataclysm
commotion
hassle
hitch
mischance
mishappening
snag
tumult
bad break
boo-boo
dire straits
hard luck
hot water
ill
ill-treatment
persecution
rotten luck
tough luck
disbenefit
straits
travail
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Noun
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A distressing or dangerous situation
trouble
danger
jeopardy
peril
predicament
imperilment
endangerment
bind
mess
pickle
risk
spot
hitch
snag
deep water
dire straits
hot water
tight spot
harm's way
dilemma
quandary
difficulty
jam
plight
perplexity
pinch
fix
tight corner
difficult situation
hole
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Noun
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A person without honor or virtue
scoundrel
villain
rogue
reprobate
wretch
lowlife
baddy
dastard
heel
knave
miscreant
scumbag
thief
evildoer
fraudster
hound
swindler
charlatan
crook
devil
mischiefmaker
scamp
trickster
vagabond
blackguard
caitiff
dog
louse
rapscallion
rascal
rat
savage
scallywag
snake
varlet
baddie
beast
bounder
brute
cad
cheat
fiend
heavy
incorrigible
maggot
meanie
meany
monster
nazi
rotter
scalawag
scapegrace
stinker
swine
creep
sleeveen
sleveen
spalpeen
wastrel
blighter
butthole
cur
imp
mofo
mother
scrote
skunk
good-for-nothing
no-good
bad egg
black sheep
unprincipled person
ne'er-do-well
snake in the grass
rat fink
SOB
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Noun
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A bill for goods or services provided over a period
account
bill
invoice
statement
charge
check
tab
costs
ledger
book
charges
expense
balance
fee
receipt
score
tally
price
rate
reckoning
register
amount
computation
damage
debt
inventory
itemization
sum
total
amount due
list of charges
checking account
note of charge
statement of charges
bill of sale
IOU
itemized account
request for payment
statement of indebtedness
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Noun
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A source of anxiety
worry
problem
bother
vexation
burden
pest
stress
tribulation
trouble
hassle
irritant
irritation
nuisance
plague
trial
annoyance
bane
bugbear
care
cross
torment
headache
pain
cause for concern
cross to bear
pain in the backside
pain in the bum
pain in the neck
pain in the rear
misfortune
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Noun
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A person or thing whose presence or behavior is likely to put one at a disadvantage
liability
disadvantage
drawback
handicap
downside
minus
disbenefit
weakness
shortcoming
hindrance
impediment
problem
obstacle
negative
inconvenience
nuisance
debit
strike
incommodity
burden
encumbrance
albatross
drag
cross
cumber
millstone
baggage
jinx
misfortune
weak spot
stumbling block
weak point
Achilles heel
fly in the ointment
cross to bear
disaster area
millstone round one's neck
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Adjective
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Of poor quality or a low standard
bad
terrible
awful
dreadful
lousy
poor
atrocious
cheap
crummy
abysmal
horrible
rough
abominable
appalling
deplorable
diabolical
disastrous
horrendous
horrid
lame
mediocre
sad
substandard
unacceptable
wretched
below par
blah
cheesy
cruddy
dire
garbage
grim
gross
junky
poor quality
unsatisfactory
beastly
bummer
diddly
dissatisfactory
downer
erroneous
grody
grotty
icky
inferior
less-than-stellar
not good
pathetic
poor-quality
second-rate
sub-par
the pits
third-rate
fallacious
godawful
grungy
not the best
trashy
under par
useless
worthless
disgraceful
egregious
execrable
frightful
lamentable
laughable
pitiful
rubbish
bum
bush-league
chronic
detestable
duff
low-grade
low-quality
low-rent
not up to par
not up to scratch
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Adjective
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Evil or morally wrong
wicked
evil
bad
immoral
sinful
corrupt
vile
iniquitous
villainous
foul
nefarious
unrighteous
wrong
irreligious
abominable
heinous
impious
profane
wrongful
base
depraved
sacrilegious
ungodly
unholy
blasphemous
erring
fallen
irreverent
rotten
black
contemptible
dark
impure
monstrous
outrageous
reprehensible
shocking
sullied
tainted
despicable
detestable
diabolical
dissolute
execrable
godless
hateful
horrible
odious
unlawful
unprincipled
abandoned
criminal
dangerous
diabolic
egregious
guilty
illicit
murderous
reprobate
worthless
degenerate
felonious
illegal
illegitimate
indictable
lawless
perverted
roguish
scandalous
shameful
sordid
amoral
crooked
damaging
debased
deleterious
devilish
dishonest
dishonorableUS
dishonourableUK
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