Hiobsbotschaft
dieNounterrible news, bad tidings
English translations
- 01
message of Job
Word details
- German meaning
- Eine Hiobsbotschaft ist eine Nachricht, die sehr unerfreulich und schlimm ist.
- English meaning
- A piece of bad news is a message that is very unpleasant and terrible.
- Synonym
- Schreckensnachricht, Unglücksbotschaft
- German example
- Die Nachricht vom Tod seines Vaters war eine Hiobsbotschaft für ihn.
- English example
- The news of his father's death was a piece of bad news for him.
- Type
- Noun
- Article
- die
- Singular Form
- die Hiobsbotschaft
- Plural Form
- die Hiobsbotschaften
Example sentences with “Hiobsbotschaft”
Das war eine echte Hiobsbotschaft. (That was truly terrible news.)
Frequently asked questions
Where does the word come from?
It refers to the biblical figure Job (Hiob), who received constant bad news.