bad blood

noun

: ill feeling : bitterness

Synonyms of bad blood

• hostility
• grudge
• hatred
• bitterness

Examples of bad blood in a Sentence

There's been a lot of bad blood between them since their quarrel.

there's been bad blood between the two families for years

Recent Examples on the Web

The defending world champions were quick to jump on their white horse and laud the singer in the wake of their players stirring up some bad blood with blue-and-orange Swifties. — David K. Li, NBC news, 6 Nov. 2026

Prosecutors plan to play some of Conway's songs to prove the two rappers had bad blood. — Matthew Ablon, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026

Between jabs at exes and former teammates, Rodgers rehashed a decade of bad blood with his parents and brothers, Luke and Jordan. — Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026

Taylor Swift reportedly has bad blood with her brother-in-law, Jason Kelce. — Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 23 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1664, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for bad blood

• lifeblood
• youngblood
• bud
• crud
• dud
• flood
• mud
• rud
• scud
• spud
• stud
• thud