mixed feelings
noun
: conflicting feelings or emotions
I'm having mixed feelings about the planned trip.
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While many in the league were in favor of the idea of a second division at some point, the nature of the rollout caused some mixed feelings, according to multiple sources.
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Meg Linehan, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025
There also appeared to be mixed feelings over expressions of sympathy for the Pope in Israel.
—Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
Plans to develop a new container ship terminal at Sparrows Point on the outskirts of Baltimore’s harbor are stirring up mixed feelings in a community that’s still living with the toxic legacy of more than a century of steel manufacturing there, The Chesapeake Bay Journal reports.
—Timothy B. Wheeler, Baltimore Sun, 22 Apr. 2025
The new home businesses could serve families who are reluctant to use such centers due to their higher costs and mixed feelings about the values or curricula taught.
—Rachel Cohen, Vox, 17 Apr. 2025
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Meg Linehan, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025
There also appeared to be mixed feelings over expressions of sympathy for the Pope in Israel.
—Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Apr. 2025
Plans to develop a new container ship terminal at Sparrows Point on the outskirts of Baltimore’s harbor are stirring up mixed feelings in a community that’s still living with the toxic legacy of more than a century of steel manufacturing there, The Chesapeake Bay Journal reports.
—Timothy B. Wheeler, Baltimore Sun, 22 Apr. 2025
The new home businesses could serve families who are reluctant to use such centers due to their higher costs and mixed feelings about the values or curricula taught.
—Rachel Cohen, Vox, 17 Apr. 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 29 Apr. 2025.
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