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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It's been a long, long time that there's been bad blood between Elton John and Madonna. Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2025 There was a lot of bad blood when Green Day opened for Blink-182 on a 2002 summer tour. Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 7 Apr. 2025 There is still bad blood between the Trump administration and the Ukrainian government, with Keith Kellogg, Trump’s special envoy to Ukraine, saying Ukraine was to blame for the U.S. ending its intelligence sharing. Jonathan Easley, The Hill, 7 Mar. 2025 Wallen's Irish goodbye Saturday, however, had fans wondering whether bad blood remained. Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 1 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 19 Apr. 2025.

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