noun
ill feeling; grudge; discomfort
Refers to a lingering negative emotion or unresolved tension between people, often from a past incident. Common in phrases like わだかまりがある (to have a grudge/ill feeling) and わだかまりが残る (a sense of discomfort remains).
二人の間にはまだわだかまりがある。
There is still some ill feeling between the two of them.
話し合いでわだかまりが解けた。
The talk cleared up the bad feelings.