凶きょう聞ぶん

noun

bad news; ill tidings

A formal, literary term for bad news or an unfavorable report. Rare in everyday speech; more common equivalents are 悪い知らせ or 凶報.

• 彼かれは故こ郷きょうからの凶きょう聞ぶんに接せっし、すぐに帰き省せいした。

  He received bad news from his hometown and immediately returned home.