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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Ramirez-Rosa later apologized to Mitts and survived the censure push, but there was bad blood over his treatment of the veteran African American alderman. Laura Washington, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2025 There's seemingly no bad blood between Alix Earle and Bethenny Frankel. Athena Sobhan, People.com, 3 Mar. 2025 There doesn't seem to be any bad blood between the two actors, as Berry congratulated Brody in the comment section of his Instagram post celebrating his Golden Globe win for Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama in January. Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 1 Mar. 2025 Lorne Michaels once risked having bad blood with Taylor Swift, according to a new Vulture profile published Friday (Feb. 14) ahead of Saturday Night Live‘s 50th-anniversary special this weekend. Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 14 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 13 Mar. 2025.

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