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

Some of that stems from the political relations between the two nations off the pitch, but much bad blood has also been developed by a string of controversial matches on it. — Ben Church, CNN Money, 15 July 2026

Despite the lineup change, Ferrer said there was no bad blood. — Lily Brown, PEOPLE, 13 July 2026

Her involvement in the legal battle is rumored to have sparked bad blood between the two women. — Michael Nied, InStyle, 4 July 2026

No amount of bad blood could stop them from seeing this love story play out. — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 3 July 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