a black day



a black day

A day that marks a sad or unfortunate event. When we heard the news that David Bowie had died, we knew it was going to be a black day for all of his loyal fans.
See also: black

a black day

a day when something very unpleasant or sad happens (usually + for ) A bomb went off early this morning. This is a black day for the peace process.
See also: black

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
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Alexandraal-əg-ZAN-drə (English), ah-lek-SAHN-drah (German, Romanian, Spanish, Italian), ah-lək-SAHN-drah (Dutch), ə-lə-SHAN-drə (Portuguese), ə-lə-SHAN-drə (Brazilian Portuguese)English, German, Dutch, French, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, Greek, Portuguese, Romanian,
PalmerPAHL-mər, PAH-mərEnglish
Danijel-Slovene, Croatian, Serbian
DwightDWIETEnglish
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