Answer to "Reaction to bad news" crossword clue

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word MOAN which also is the latest solution we found used in Wall Street Journal in 2020.

Reaction to bad news crossword clue answers

Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.

Answer	Likelyness	Letters
MOAN	42 %	4
GROAN	25 %	5
OHNO	17 %	4
OHOH	8 %	4
OHMY	8 %	4

Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Reaction to bad news

These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.

• disappointment
• dismay
• consternation
• dejection
• despairingly
• dismayed
• paddock
• tragically
• depressing
• devastated
• crushed
• downcast

Crossword Answer definitions

MOAN noun

1. A low, mournful cry of pain, sorrow or pleasure

MOAN verb

1. To complain about; to bemoan, to bewail; to mourn.
2. To grieve.
3. To distress (someone); to sadden.
4. To make a moan or similar sound.
5. To say in a moan, or with a moaning voice.
6. To complain; to grumble.

More crossword clues leading to the same solutions

Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution

More clues leading to the result MOAN

• Keen
• Lament
• Painful utterance
• Sorrowful cry
• Haunted house noise
• Haunted-house sound
• Haunted house sound
• Busy sound?
• Complaining sound
• Gripe

More clues leading to the result GROAN

• Mournful sound
• React to a bad pun
• Disappointed response
• Pun reaction
• Bad pun outcome
• Reaction to a pop quiz, often
• "Do I have to?" accompaniment, say
• This might follow a bad pun
• React to an outrageous pun
• Reaction to a pun, perhaps

More clues leading to the result OHNO

• "This can't be!"
• Follows an accident
• Words of dismay
• "Sakes alive!"
• "Say it ain't so!"
• Rats!
• "Heavens to Betsy!"
• "Dammit all!"
• Speed skating gold medalist
• "Can't be..."

More clues leading to the result OHOH

• "We're in deep yogurt!"
• "Pick me! Pick me!"
• "Pick me, pick me"
• Anticipatory cry
• "Here comes trouble!"
• "__, I'm Falling in Love Again" (1958 hit)
• "We got trouble!"
• "My bad"
• "This could be a problem"
• "I've got a bad feeling!"

More clues leading to the result OHMY

• "Heavens to Betsy!"
• "This is bad ..."
• "Good heavens!"
• "Heavens!"
• "That's surprising!"
• Expression of alarm
• "Gracious!"
• "This certainly isn't what I expected"
• "I didn't expect that!"
• "Goodness!"