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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Wallen's Irish goodbye Saturday, however, had fans wondering whether bad blood remained. Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2025 Did that last-minute switcheroo kick off a history of bad blood between the two of you? Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Mar. 2025 Bad endings: As happens during a divorce, all five left with some degree of bad blood toward management, though some eventually reconciled with their former teams. Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2025 There’s also bad blood as the Trump administration has sidestepped Congress to undertake a sweeping operation aimed at reshaping government that has run afoul of Democrats and been tangled up in the courts. Aris Folley, The Hill, 20 Feb. 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 10 Apr. 2025.

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