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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Still, there’s clearly some lingering bad blood between the two old cowboys. Peter Kiefer, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2025 If there was any bad blood from having to twist in the wind for months as Hollywood speculated about their fate, Abdy and De Luca didn’t betray it in their own note to staff. Brent Lang, Variety, 8 Oct. 2025 Based on events and social media posts from recent months, bad blood hasn't been flowing from our side of the street. Amanda Hancock, Louisville Courier Journal, 2 Oct. 2025 King Frederik assumed the throne in January 2024, following Queen Margrethe's decision to abdicate, and there seems to be no bad blood between the brothers. Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 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 20 Oct. 2025.

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