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bad blood

NOUN
bitterness of feeling
Synonyms
STRONGEST
acrimony animosity animus antagonism bitterness distrust enmity hatred hostility ill will nastiness rancor resentment
WEAK
anger antipathy bad chemistry bad feeling bad vibes bad will disaccord dislike hard feelings ill-disposedness malevolence malice mutual hostility odium oppugnancy oppugnation personality conflict unfriendliness venom
Antonyms
STRONGEST
friendliness friendship good will happiness kindness liking love loving sweetness sympathy

Example Sentences

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If the bad blood bodes ill for Canada as it approaches a “review” of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement on free trade, you wouldn’t know it from the markets.

From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026

The Dodgers did not leave town without a hint of bad blood between them and their traditional rivals.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

And the legacy of the whole episode is a lot of bad blood within the party.

From Slate • Jan. 12, 2026

Saddled with a heavy debt load from the AT&T deal, Zaslav oversaw numerous cost-cutting efforts that often led to bad blood at the company, and across Hollywood.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025

“O! I don’t know about bad blood,” returned Mr. Wemmick; “there’s not much bad blood about. They’ll do it, if there’s anything to be got by it.”

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens