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
The crosstown rivalry has grown into the most passionate in MLS but most of that bad blood is felt in the stands.
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Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2025
Is there bad blood between Taylor Swift and Patrick Mahomes?
—Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 21 May 2025
The headwinds go beyond the personal bad blood between Trump and Pence.
—Emily Brooks, The Hill, 20 Mar. 2025
President Donald Trump has declared bad blood with Taylor Swift.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 16 May 2025
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Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2025
Is there bad blood between Taylor Swift and Patrick Mahomes?
—Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 21 May 2025
The headwinds go beyond the personal bad blood between Trump and Pence.
—Emily Brooks, The Hill, 20 Mar. 2025
President Donald Trump has declared bad blood with Taylor Swift.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 16 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bad blood
Noun
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Fu also singled out Israel and called for efforts to bring an end to the hostilities.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
23 June 2025
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Recent Market Performance Since the start of the current Israel-Iran hostilities on June 13, the S&P 500 has been 1.2% lower.—
Bill Stone,
Forbes.com,
22 June 2025
Noun
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And that is not to say that sometimes that anger wasn’t righteous, and sometimes those grudges weren’t deserved.—
Rachel Burchfield,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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Alongside impossibly strong grannies, Dana must also contend with a dangerous prisoner now enjoying some posthumous freedom and a gun-toting drug dynasty with one almighty grudge.—
Jon O'Brien,
IndieWire,
10 June 2025
Noun
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There is a strong sense of hatred toward Netanyahu, whose calls for the Iranian public to take this opportunity to rise up and overthrow their leaders are seemingly falling flat.—
NBC News,
NBC news,
19 June 2025
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Miller is a man who is richly endowed with the capacity for hatred.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
16 June 2025
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“Bad blood.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bad%20blood. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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