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
Clearly, there’s no bad blood between Benito and Chile.
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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
The Regalado family has long had bad blood with Carollo.
—Tess Riski
march 3, Miami Herald, 3 Mar. 2026
There isn’t any bad blood that’s been sparked from the back-and-forth.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Mar. 2026
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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
The Regalado family has long had bad blood with Carollo.
—Tess Riski
march 3, Miami Herald, 3 Mar. 2026
There isn’t any bad blood that’s been sparked from the back-and-forth.
—Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bad blood
Noun
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Iran war has entered its fifth week with hostilities escalating across the region.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
31 Mar. 2026
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After all, a bit more than a decade later, hostilities would explode anew in the Arab-Israeli War of 1967, during which Nasser shut the canal again.—
Ishaan Tharoor,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
Noun
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No Hard Feelings Between the Two To her credit, Stewart wasn’t there to hold a grudge.—
Ryan Brennan,
Miami Herald,
31 Mar. 2026
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After one sip of Viola's magical potion, Madeline and Helen begin a new era of life (and death) with their youth and beauty restored…and a grudge to last eternity.—
Jennifer McRae,
CBS News,
17 Mar. 2026
Noun
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What was disturbing were people who sped past a foot away from elderly people, shouting obscenities with faces twisted in hatred.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Apr. 2026
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Këkht Aräkh is not unique in his loneliness; the pain of being alone is as thematically central to DSBM as the hatred of Christianity.—
Sadie Sartini Garner,
Pitchfork,
31 Mar. 2026
Noun
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For example, maror, or bitter herbs, represent the bitterness of slavery.—
Lucia Cheng,
Des Moines Register,
1 Apr. 2026
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The rest of the band joins in as Ayewa calls for the listener to look up to a world above war, bitterness, and division.—
Steve Donofrio,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Bad blood.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bad%20blood. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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