Bad news and Failure

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Failure and bad news are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Failure" instead a noun phrase "Bad news".

Failure noun - The nonperformance of an assigned or expected action.

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Bad news and failure are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bad news" instead a noun "Failure".

Nearby Words: fail, failing, failed

This especially true when they serve a villain who may kill them for the failure or as bearer of bad news.

Source: Astrologer
Shoot the Messenger: The Kingpin's goons are in mortal fear of reporting failure on a job as Fisk is infamous for killing the bearer of bad news.

Source: Comic Book / The Kingpin
From a designer's standpoint, this villainous archtypes fills the void in a storyline when you want the heroes to deal with somebody who is clearly bad news and that failure is not an option.

Source: Analysis / Generic Doomsday Villain

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