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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

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Guillermo Rodriguez and Jackson Olson confirmed there is no bad blood between them after the latter apologized for a ‘negative’ comment.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026

However, the trial was told of bad blood between the two men.

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026

Bad calls, bad luck and bad blood between county and federal leaders complicated the search for Savannah Guthrie’s kidnapped mother.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026

Whitaker said he believed the bad blood was behind the alliance, claiming that "those days are past us".

From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026

This way we got fairly equal quantities and there was no bad blood between us.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya

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