mixed feelings
noun
: conflicting feelings or emotions
I'm having mixed feelings about the planned trip.
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For me, personally and professionally, the passage of the measure leaves me with mixed feelings.
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Roger Valdez, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
There were mixed feelings among the England squad over Earps’ decision to retire now.
—Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 28 May 2025
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Despite all of this, most South Africans were left with mixed feelings over the White House showdown.
—Sizwe Mpofu Walsh, Time, 23 May 2025
Sources who have known Belichick, 73, and Holliday, 62, exclusively tell PEOPLE that there are mixed feelings about the football coach's current girlfriend, Hudson, 24.
—Natasha Dye, People.com, 22 May 2025
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Roger Valdez, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
There were mixed feelings among the England squad over Earps’ decision to retire now.
—Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 28 May 2025
Read More: The Long History of the U.S. Backing White South Africans
Despite all of this, most South Africans were left with mixed feelings over the White House showdown.
—Sizwe Mpofu Walsh, Time, 23 May 2025
Sources who have known Belichick, 73, and Holliday, 62, exclusively tell PEOPLE that there are mixed feelings about the football coach's current girlfriend, Hudson, 24.
—Natasha Dye, People.com, 22 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for mixed feelings
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“Mixed feelings.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mixed%20feelings. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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