Bad news
Villain
Villain noun - A mean, evil, or unprincipled person.
Show all Definitions
Synonyms for Villain
Bad news and villain are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bad news" instead a noun "Villain".
Nearby Words: villainous, villainy
Both terms in one sentence
- In this case, the reprise comes as the villain stands triumphant (at least for now,) which is good news for him but bad news for everyone else.
Source: Dark Reprise -
This especially true when they serve a villain who may kill them for the failure or as bearer of bad news.
Source: Astrologer - Avenging the Villain: Continuuma did not take her cousin Holotron's defeat well... Bears Are Bad News: Most slaves in Enlil's Volcano were bear-men.
Source: Literature / The Ancestral Trail
Cite this Source
Villain and Bad news. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 27, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/bad_news/villain
Bad news & Villain. N.p., 2016. Web. 27 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/bad_news/villain>.
Villain or Bad news. 2016. Accessed July 27, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/bad_news/villain.
Google Ngram Viewer shows how "bad news" and "villain" have occurred on timeline