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Bad blood

Idiomatic Phrase
Pronunciation

Understanding ARPABET Pronunciation

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The pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET phonetic system—the same system used in speech recognition and text-to-speech applications.

Vowel Examples:
AE1 = cat, bat
EH1 = bed, head
IY1 = see, me
OW1 = go, boat
UW1 = boot, do
Stress Numbers:
0 = no stress (unstressed)
1 = primary stress (loud)
2 = secondary stress (medium)
Example:
AH0 TH IY1 N AH0
= a-THEE-na (Athena)

The stressed syllable (marked with 1) is pronounced louder and clearer than others.

Quick Definition

An idiom meaning lingering resentment, hostility, or ill feeling between individuals or groups; in poetry, it expresses familial or social conflict, the poison of past wrongs, and emotional legacy.

Detailed Definition
Bad blood signifies deep-seated animosity, a dramatic element in narrative poetry exploring feuds, family rifts, or historical grievances.
Example
Example in poetry:
“Bad blood” stains the family album, where each unsent letter darkens the next; In a feud poem, bad blood passes “like a surname” from parent to child; Shakespeare’s histories often make bad blood political as old injuries demand revenge; “We carry bad blood, yet plant tomatoes anyway,” gives the idiom a contemporary, tentative hope
Additional Notes
"Bad blood" notes delve into inherited conflict, core to family saga or historical verse. Educational tip: Amplify with feud imagery. Related: "more's the pity." Professors emphasize its dramatic potential for tragedy, aiding discussions on cycles of violence, reconciliation, and cultural memory in poetry.
Also Known As
ill will animosity hostility bad feeling rancor enmity acrimony
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