bad blood

noun

Synonyms of bad bloodnext
: ill feeling : 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
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That made Friday afternoon’s summary judgment hearing the first public glimpse of bad blood between Dallas’ NBA and NHL franchises, with their respective attorneys trading verbal blows for a little more than two hours in Texas Business Court. Brad Townsend, Dallas Morning News, 6 Mar. 2026 Set in a landscape stained by red clay and bad blood, villainy is commonplace. Peter White, Deadline, 5 Mar. 2026 Clearly, there’s no bad blood between Benito and Chile. Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 4 Mar. 2026 Regardless of the ring’s current whereabouts, there’s no bad blood between the exes. Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 3 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for bad blood

Word History

First Known Use

1664, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of bad blood was in 1664

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“Bad blood.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bad%20blood. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.

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