bad blood

noun

: 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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Give me a little more sense of rivalry, competitiveness and, sure, bad blood. The Athletic Nba Staff, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025 Thomas’ legal action, filed in 2023, came in the midst of years of bad blood between Thomas and her former colleagues, Commissioners George Teal and Abe Laydon. John Aguilar, Denver Post, 23 Apr. 2025 On night one, Roman Reigns, CM Punk, and Seth Rollins competed in a contest with over a decade’s worth of bad blood and real-life resentment. Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 21 Apr. 2025 Flair seemingly put any concepts of bad blood to bed with a congratulatory post on X spiced up with an image of him and Cena. Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025 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 11 May. 2025.

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