Hiobsbotschaft

German

Etymology

From Hiob +‎ -s- +‎ Botschaft. From the Biblical story in which many bad things happen to Hiob (“Job”).

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Noun

Hiobsbotschaft f (genitive Hiobsbotschaft, plural Hiobsbotschaften)

  1. Job's news, bad news

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