"bad blood" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-au-bad blood.ogg [Australia]
Etymology: From Charles Lamb's Essays of Elia (1823). Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} bad blood (uncountable)
  1. (idiomatic) Feelings of hostility or ill will. Tags: idiomatic, uncountable Synonyms (hostility, ill will): animosity, animus Translations (Translations): mala sangre [feminine] (Spanish), mala leche [feminine] (Spanish), mala uva [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-bad_blood-en-noun-SA49MzLS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 18 15 15 Disambiguation of 'hostility, ill will': 84 5 4 7 Disambiguation of 'Translations': 63 7 15 16
  2. (idiomatic) A serious feud or long-standing grudge. Tags: idiomatic, uncountable Synonyms (feud): blood feud, vendetta
    Sense id: en-bad_blood-en-noun-Cr934yOX Disambiguation of 'feud': 5 89 3 4
  3. (idiomatic, dated) An inherited immoral or disturbed nature. Tags: dated, idiomatic, uncountable
    Sense id: en-bad_blood-en-noun-lmtSk0lt
  4. (regional) A particular disease; in some places, syphilis. Tags: regional, uncountable
    Sense id: en-bad_blood-en-noun-DNnK7fWI Categories (other): Regional English

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