mixed feelings
noun
: conflicting feelings or emotions
I'm having mixed feelings about the planned trip.
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Charlotte residents expressed mixed feelings after the state hosted several community meetings on the controversial Interstate 77 South toll lane project last week.
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Dj Simmons, Charlotte Observer, 18 May 2026
The controversial verdict sparked mixed feelings across the country and raised skepticism regarding minority treatment by law enforcement.
—Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 18 May 2026
The game was a high point of a trip that otherwise left Matsuzawa with mixed feelings.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 15 May 2026
Hayley Williams has some mixed feelings about both Los Angeles and Nashville, evidently.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 15 May 2026
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Dj Simmons, Charlotte Observer, 18 May 2026
The controversial verdict sparked mixed feelings across the country and raised skepticism regarding minority treatment by law enforcement.
—Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 18 May 2026
The game was a high point of a trip that otherwise left Matsuzawa with mixed feelings.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 15 May 2026
Hayley Williams has some mixed feelings about both Los Angeles and Nashville, evidently.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 15 May 2026
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“Mixed feelings.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mixed%20feelings. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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