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If you say that there is bad blood between people, you mean that they have argued about something and dislike each other.

There is, it seems, some bad blood between Mills and the Baldwins.

Synonyms: hostility, anger, offence, resentment More Synonyms of bad blood

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bad blood in British English

noun

a feeling of intense hatred or hostility; enmity

bad blood in British English

hatred; ill feeling

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bad blood in American English

a feeling of (mutual) enmity

bad blood in American English

anger; hatred

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bad blood

feelings of anger or hatred between two people or groups because of arguments they have had in the past

The situation has reached crisis point because of the bad blood between the two.

Examples of 'bad blood' in a sentence
bad blood

Too much bad blood has been spilled.There was a feeling that bad blood would out.In this tribal culture, bad blood means either negotiations between elders, or fighting.The fact is these back-to-back Ashes battles have meant the bad blood between the two sides has had practically no time to simmer down.

(idiom) in the sense of hostility

There is, it seems, some bad blood between them.

Synonyms

hostility

hostility among traditionalists to this method of teaching history

anger

He cried with anger and frustration.

offence

The book might be published without creating offence.

resentment

Rigid policing can only feed resentment and undermine confidence.

bitterness

I still feel bitterness and anger.

animosity

There's a long history of animosity between the two nations.

antagonism

There is much antagonism between the two teams.

enmity

The two countries erupted into open enmity during the Gulf war.

bad feeling

There's been some bad feeling between them.

rancour

`That's too bad,' he said without rancour.

ill feeling

He bears no ill feeling towards you.

hard feelings

I have no hard feelings towards him.

ill will

He didn't bear anyone any ill will.

animus

He displayed a thorough animus to the Western tradition.

dudgeon (archaic)

disgruntlement

chip on your shoulder

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of anger

Definition

a feeling of extreme annoyance or displeasure

He cried with anger and frustration.

Synonyms

rage,

passion,

outrage,

temper,

fury,

resentment,

irritation,

wrath,

indignation,

annoyance,

agitation,

ire,

antagonism,

displeasure,

exasperation,

irritability,

spleen,

pique,

ill temper,

vehemence,

vexation,

high dudgeon,

ill humour,

choler,

be on your back (slang)

in the sense of animosity

Definition

a powerful dislike or hostility

There's a long history of animosity between the two nations.

Synonyms

hostility,

hate,

hatred,

resentment,

bitterness,

malice,

antagonism,

antipathy,

enmity,

acrimony,

rancour,

bad blood,

ill will,

animus,

malevolence,

virulence,

malignity

in the sense of animus

Definition

intense dislike

He displayed a thorough animus to the Western tradition.

Synonyms

ill will,

hate,

hostility,

hatred,

resentment,

bitterness,

malice,

animosity,

antagonism,

antipathy,

enmity,

acrimony,

rancour,

bad blood,

malevolence,

virulence,

malignity

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释义	Trends of bad blood View usage for: bad blood phrase If you say that there is bad blood between people, you mean that they have argued about something and dislike each other. There is, it seems, some bad blood between Mills and the Baldwins. Synonyms: hostility, anger, offence, resentment More Synonyms of bad blood See full dictionary entry for blood bad blood in British English noun a feeling of intense hatred or hostility; enmity bad blood in British English hatred; ill feeling See full dictionary entry for blood bad blood in American English a feeling of (mutual) enmity bad blood in American English anger; hatred See full dictionary entry for blood bad blood feelings of anger or hatred between two people or groups because of arguments they have had in the past The situation has reached crisis point because of the bad blood between the two. Examples of 'bad blood' in a sentence bad blood Too much bad blood has been spilled. The Sun (2008) There was a feeling that bad blood would out. Times, Sunday Times (2015) In this tribal culture, bad blood means either negotiations between elders, or fighting. Times, Sunday Times (2012) The fact is these back-to-back Ashes battles have meant the bad blood between the two sides has had practically no time to simmer down. The Sun (2013) (idiom) in the sense of hostility There is, it seems, some bad blood between them. Synonyms hostility hostility among traditionalists to this method of teaching history anger He cried with anger and frustration. offence The book might be published without creating offence. resentment Rigid policing can only feed resentment and undermine confidence. bitterness I still feel bitterness and anger. animosity There's a long history of animosity between the two nations. antagonism There is much antagonism between the two teams. enmity The two countries erupted into open enmity during the Gulf war. bad feeling There's been some bad feeling between them. rancour `That's too bad,' he said without rancour. ill feeling He bears no ill feeling towards you. hard feelings I have no hard feelings towards him. ill will He didn't bear anyone any ill will. animus He displayed a thorough animus to the Western tradition. dudgeon (archaic) disgruntlement chip on your shoulder See blood Additional synonyms in the sense of anger Definition a feeling of extreme annoyance or displeasure He cried with anger and frustration. Synonyms rage, passion, outrage, temper, fury, resentment, irritation, wrath, indignation, annoyance, agitation, ire, antagonism, displeasure, exasperation, irritability, spleen, pique, ill temper, vehemence, vexation, high dudgeon, ill humour, choler, be on your back (slang) in the sense of animosity Definition a powerful dislike or hostility There's a long history of animosity between the two nations. Synonyms hostility, hate, hatred, resentment, bitterness, malice, antagonism, antipathy, enmity, acrimony, rancour, bad blood, ill will, animus, malevolence, virulence, malignity in the sense of animus Definition intense dislike He displayed a thorough animus to the Western tradition. Synonyms ill will, hate, hostility, hatred, resentment, bitterness, malice, animosity, antagonism, antipathy, enmity, acrimony, rancour, bad blood, malevolence, virulence, malignity Nearby words of bad blood backwoods bacteria bad bad blood bad feeling bad manners bad-tempered Synonyms of 'bad blood' bad blood Explore 'bad blood' in the dictionary
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