/ Dictionary / Index B bad news: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: bad' news' Pronunciation: [key] — Informal. Informal. an annoying, disturbing, unwelcome thing or person; nuisance; troublemaker. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. bad-mouth Badoglio Related Content Daily Word Quiz: secular Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language