die Nachricht, -en

Nachricht means “message”, “news”, or “notification”, depending on context.

1) Message (a piece of communicated information)

• A text message, email, note, or any communicated message.
• Example sense: eine Nachricht schicken = “to send a message”.

2) News / report (information about events)

• Information about what happened, often in media or reporting.
• Example sense: gute/schlechte Nachricht = “good/bad news”, die Nachrichten = “the news” (broadcast/news reports).

3) Notification (especially in apps/phones)

• A system alert or app notification.
• Example sense: Push-Nachricht = “push notification”.

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Parts / word structure

• nach- = “after; following” (prefix)
• -richt- relates to “directing, orienting” (as in richten = “to direct/aim; to set right”)
• The overall idea is information that is “directed/sent” to someone, often about what follows/has happened.

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German synonyms

Depending on meaning:

For “message”

• Mitteilung
• Botschaft
• Meldung
• Textnachricht (more specific)

For “news/report”

• Neuigkeit
• Meldung
• Bericht (more like “report”)
• News (loanword, common in media)

For “notification”

• Benachrichtigung
• Hinweis (often less formal/technical)

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German antonyms (if applicable)

No perfect direct antonym, but by context:

• For “message/news”: Stille, Schweigen, Funkstille (no communication/news)
• For “notification”: keine Benachrichtigung / deaktivierte Benachrichtigungen (absence rather than a true antonym)

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Notes on usage

• die Nachricht (singular) = a message / a piece of news
• die Nachrichten (plural) often specifically = the news (TV/radio/news service)