bad blood

noun

a feeling of ill will arousing active hostility

• Syn: ↑animosity, ↑animus

• Hypernyms: ↑hostility, ↑enmity, ↑ill will

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noun

: resentment : ill feeling : bitterness

bad blood existing between Beaver Island Mormons and mainland fishermen — American Guide Series: Michigan

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unfriendly or hostile relations; enmity; hostility; animosity: When the territory was being settled there was bad blood between the farmers and the ranchers.

[1815-25]

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bad blood noun

Angry or hostile feeling (also bad feeling)

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Main Entry: ↑bad

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bad blood UK US noun [uncountable]

angry feelings that people still have towards each other because of something that happened in the past

Thesaurus: anger and annoyance_synonym

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bad blood,

very unfriendly feeling; hatred: »

There was bad blood between Cain and Abel. Bad blood between key lawmakers will keep Congress roiled up for months (Wall Street Journal).

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n. ill feeling

there has always been bad blood between these families

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noun [noncount]

: feelings of dislike between two people or groups

There's been a lot of bad blood between them since their quarrel.