わだかまり

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).

• 二人ふたりの間あいだにはまだわだかまりがある。

  There is still some ill feeling between the two of them.

• 話はなし合あいでわだかまりが解とけた。

  The talk cleared up the bad feelings.