Bad Blood (Noun)
Meaning
A feeling of ill will arousing active hostility.
Classification
Nouns denoting feelings and emotions.
Examples
- The politicians had a history of bad blood that dated back to their rivalry in college.
- After a public scandal, the CEO had to address the bad blood between her and a major shareholder.
- There's bad blood between our family and theirs due to a past land dispute that's been going on for decades.
- A decades-old bad blood between rival neighborhoods flared up in violence again over the summer.
- Historical bad blood between nations complicated international diplomatic relations.