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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Now, Violet’s appearance seems to show there’s no bad blood between her and her father. Justin Curto, Vulture, 31 Jan. 2025 Despite the player’s lack of game time, there is not understood to be any bad blood between the pair. Beren Cross, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025 There's no evidence of any bad blood between Nicole Kidman and Salma Hayek! Jen Juneau, People.com, 6 Jan. 2025 However, when Jabbar again filed for divorce a year later, his then-wife responded with a counterclaim that sparked a lengthy battle of briefs indicating apparent bad blood between them that may have at least in part stemmed from financial difficulties. Sasha Pezenik, ABC News, 2 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for bad blood 

Word History

First Known Use

1664, in the meaning defined above

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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 18 Feb. 2025.

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