as in hostility
a deep-seated ill will
there's been bad blood between the two families for years
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Recent Examples of bad blood
Jones' gambit might have backfired, however, and bad blood within the state legislature could hamper his candidacy.
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CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
There’s a lot of bad blood under that very big bridge.
—Rachel Desantis, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026
There’s a lot of bad blood under that very big bridge.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 21 Apr. 2026
Prosecutors contended that Jay recruited Jordan and Washington to sell coke for him in Baltimore, but the deal went sour when the rapper’s drug connection had bad blood with Washington and threatened to kill him.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 16 Apr. 2026
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CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
There’s a lot of bad blood under that very big bridge.
—Rachel Desantis, PEOPLE, 22 Apr. 2026
There’s a lot of bad blood under that very big bridge.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 21 Apr. 2026
Prosecutors contended that Jay recruited Jordan and Washington to sell coke for him in Baltimore, but the deal went sour when the rapper’s drug connection had bad blood with Washington and threatened to kill him.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 16 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bad blood
Noun
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But the chancellor struggled to imagine how such an end of hostilities could be reached that would satisfy the White House.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Apr. 2026
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The hostility to literature felt by some of the architects of the Red Scare is well established.—
Charlie Tyson,
The Atlantic,
27 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Brady didn’t appear to hold a grudge and could be seen laughing during the rest of Ross’ set.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Apr. 2026
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Hannah Alline – Feral A man (Ethan Embry) with a grudge against women crashes a bachelorette party prepared to brutally kill everyone there.—
Richard Newby,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Apr. 2026
Noun
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In the centuries since colonists waged war against the crown, American’s attitudes toward the royals have shifted from hatred to adoration.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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But the War on Terror persisted and mutated into nightmares in Iraq and Afghanistan, and then Syria, which unleashed that darkness in the form of terrorist states and a refugee crisis that spread anti-Muslim and anti-migrant hatred to Europe, the United States, and beyond.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Apr. 2026
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The state said Hollis was wrong for harboring bitterness toward him.—
Carol Marbin Miller,
Miami Herald,
27 Apr. 2026
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In addition to the scallions, half a cup of whole parsley leaves adds a grassy depth and pleasant bitterness to this salad.—
Martha Stewart,
Martha Stewart,
19 Apr. 2026
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“Bad blood.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bad%20blood. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.
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