Standard Lemma guide

newsflash

intj · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /ˈnuzˌflæʃ/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -æʃ
  • CMU ARPABET: N UW1 S F L AE0 SH Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

intj

Meaning 1

Introduces an obvious fact of which the person addressed is ostensibly not aware.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: colloquial, often, sarcastic

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: bulletin, hello

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A brief media report of something that has recently taken place.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: broadcasting, media

Examples

  • Television programmes were interrupted by a newsflash announcing that the Prime Minister had resigned.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: breaking news, bulletin, flash, snap, update

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

a short news announcement concerning some on-going news story

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: news bulletin, flash, newsbreak

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: bulletin

History

Etymology

From news + flash.

Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 快訊 /快讯 (kuàixùn) — Translations
  • Hungarian: gyorshír — Translations
  • Russian: срочная новость (sročnaja novostʹ) — Translations
  • Serbo-Croatian: najnovije vijesti — Translations
  • Spanish: primicia — Translations
  • Spanish: emprima — Translations
  • Spanish: tubazo — Translations
  • Spanish: chiva — Translations
  • Spanish: notición — Translations