bad blood
Festering mutual hatred
Bad blood is ill will or lasting resentment between people or groups: There's been bad blood between the families for generations.
The phrase suggests hostility that has built up over time rather than a momentary disagreement.
The merger left bad blood between the two departments.
Bitter, lasting ill will
- ill willHostile or unfriendly feeling
- bitternessSharp, unpleasant taste or feeling
- hatredIntense hostile aversion
- hostilityAntagonistic disposition toward others
acrimony · rancor · malice · spite · venom · antagonism · antipathy · animus
Formal claim of unfairness
- resentmentPersistent bitter displeasure
- score to settleGrievance requiring revenge
- lingeringRemaining beyond expected duration
- unforgivenNot granted absolution
old wounds · bitterness · revenge · payback · retaliation · hard feelings · chip on shoulder · axe to grind
Angry, prolonged conflict
- tensionStretched or strained state
- frictionResistance between touching surfaces
- clashViolent disagreement or collision
- disputeVerbal clash over differences
quarrel · contention · turmoil · schism · estrangement · falling out · rift · rupture
Prolonged retaliatory conflict
- MontaguesVerona's feuding clan
- clan warConflict between kinship groups
- family rivalryCompetition among relatives
- generationalRelating to age groups
Capulets · ancestral · retaliation · retribution · revenge · cycle of violence · escalation · sworn enemies
Struggle for supremacy
- competitorsThose seeking same goal
- adversariesThose who oppose you
- opponentsThose who compete against
- contentionAssertion or rivalry
one-upmanship · jealousy · envy · professional · corporate · sibling · animosity · tension
enmity
Bitter, lasting ill will
- ill willHostile or unfriendly feeling
- bitternessSharp, unpleasant taste or feeling
- hatredIntense hostile aversion
hostility · acrimony · rancor · malice · spite · venom · antagonism · antipathy · animus · loathing
grievance
Formal claim of unfairness
- resentmentPersistent bitter displeasure
- score to settleGrievance requiring revenge
- lingeringRemaining beyond expected duration
old wounds · unforgiven · bitterness · revenge · payback · retaliation · hard feelings · chip on shoulder · axe to grind · nursing
strife
Angry, prolonged conflict
- tensionStretched or strained state
- frictionResistance between touching surfaces
- clashViolent disagreement or collision
dispute · quarrel · contention · turmoil · schism · estrangement · falling out · rift · rupture · breach
vendetta
Prolonged retaliatory conflict
- MontaguesVerona's feuding clan
- clan warConflict between kinship groups
- family rivalryCompetition among relatives
Capulets · generational · ancestral · retaliation · retribution · revenge · cycle of violence · escalation · sworn enemies · longstanding
competition
Struggle for supremacy
- competitorsThose seeking same goal
- adversariesThose who oppose you
- opponentsThose who compete against
contention · one-upmanship · jealousy · envy · professional · corporate · sibling · animosity · tension · cutthroat
- bad bloodanimosity, hostility, enmity, resentment, grudge
- disputesargument, beef, bicker, clash, conflict
- Feudsfeud, grudge, vendetta, family feud, rivalry
- hatredhate, hateful, abhor, abhorrence, detest
- hostilityanimosity, hostility, antagonism, belligerence, malice
- resentmentresentful, grudge, bitterness, rancor, spite
bad bloodgoodwill
Kindly, generous spirit
friendship · amity · fondness · affection · camaraderie
bad bloodharmony
Agreement or musical blend
concord · peace · reconciliation · accord · unity
bad bloodreconciliation
Restoration of friendly relations
forgiveness · peace · rapprochement · détente · truce