unwelcome news

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• unwelcome — un|wel|come [ʌnˈwelkəm] adj 1.) something that is unwelcome is not wanted, especially because it might cause embarrassment or problems ▪ unwelcome publicity ▪ unwelcome news 2.) unwelcome guests, visitors etc are people who you do not want in… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• news — noun 1 new information ADJECTIVE ▪ brilliant (BrE, informal), excellent, fantastic, good, great, happy, marvellous/marvelous (esp. BrE), terrific, tremendou …   Collocations dictionary

• unwelcome — adj. Unwelcome is used with these nouns: ↑attention, ↑change, ↑guest, ↑interruption, ↑intruder, ↑intrusion, ↑news, ↑publicity, ↑surprise, ↑truth, ↑visit, ↑ …   Collocations dictionary

• Xinhua News Agency — Xinhua redirects here. For other uses, see Xinhua (disambiguation). Xinhua News Agency Type Broadcast radio, television and online …   Wikipedia

• bad news — noun plural but singular in construction Date: 1917 one that is troublesome, unwelcome, or dangerous < stay away from him, he s bad news > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• bad news — bad′ news′ n. inf cvb inf an annoying, disturbing, unwelcome person or thing; nuisance; troublemaker • Etymology: 1915–20 …   From formal English to slang

• bad news — Informal. an annoying, disturbing, unwelcome thing or person; nuisance; troublemaker. * * * …   Universalium

• bad news — n a person who is unwelcome or disliked, a bore or troublemaker. A usage that was imported to Britain from the USA at the end of the 1960s …   Contemporary slang

• bad news — terrible tidings; dangerous or unwelcome person …   English contemporary dictionary

• be bad news — informal be unwelcome or unpleasant. → bad …   English new terms dictionary

• Shooting the messenger — is a metaphoric phrase used to describe the act of lashing out at the (blameless) bearer of bad news. Moses and the Messengers from Canaan (painting by Giovanni Lanfranco) In earlier times, messages were usually delivered in person by a human… …   Wikipedia