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German
Etymology
From Hiob + -s- + Botschaft.
From the Biblical story in which many bad things happen to Hiob (“Job”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhiːɔpsˌboːtʃaft/
- Hyphenation: Hi‧obs‧bot‧schaft
Noun
Hiobsbotschaft f (genitive Hiobsbotschaft, plural Hiobsbotschaften)
- Job's news, bad news
2022 January 28, Fabian Kretschmer, “Coronamaßnahmen in China: Wuhan, zwei Jahre danach”, in Die Tageszeitung: taz, →ISSN:In den Fernsehbildern der Propagandamedien wird täglich aufs Neue betont, dass dies im Westen nicht der Fall ist: Gesellschaftliches Chaos in den USA, Rekord-Infektions-Zahlen in Großbritannien und weitere Hiobsbotschaften bestimmen die Abendnachrichten.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Declension
Declension of Hiobsbotschaft
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