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break the news

break the news
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [breyk stressed th ee nooz, nyooz]
    • /breɪk stressed ði nuz, nyuz/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [breyk stressed th ee nooz, nyooz]
    • /breɪk stressed ði nuz, nyuz/

Definitions of break the news words

  • verbal expression break the news announce sth 1
  • verb break the news To inform someone of something first, usually used when it will be difficult to tell the person. 0
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Parts of speech for Break the news

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Break the news

break the news popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for break the news

verb break the news

  • confess — If someone confesses to doing something wrong, they admit that they did it.
  • acknowledge — If you acknowledge a fact or a situation, you accept or admit that it is true or that it exists.
  • affirm — If you affirm that something is true or that something exists, you state firmly and publicly that it is true or exists.
  • divulge — to disclose or reveal (something private, secret, or previously unknown).
  • publish — to issue (printed or otherwise reproduced textual or graphic material, computer software, etc.) for sale or distribution to the public.
All 61 Synonyms of break the news

Antonyms for break the news

verb break the news

  • conceal — If you conceal something, you cover it or hide it carefully.
  • deny — When you deny something, you state that it is not true.
  • disavow — to disclaim knowledge of, connection with, or responsibility for; disown; repudiate: He disavowed the remark that had been attributed to him.
  • hide — Informal. to administer a beating to; thrash.
  • repudiate — to reject as having no authority or binding force: to repudiate a claim.
All 24 Antonyms of break the news

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