hard feelings

idiom

: feelings of dislike or anger toward someone that you think has mistreated you
She felt/had no hard feelings towards him.
The court's decision has caused a lot of hard feelings.
The phrase no hard feelings is used in speech to say that you are not upset or to ask if someone else is upset.
"I'm sorry I broke our date last night." "That's OK; no hard feelings."
"So, we're still friends, right? No hard feelings?"

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Fox’s Ken Rosenthal asked if there were hard feelings among his NL teammates. Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 16 July 2025 And last year’s attendance at the 46,800-seat Coliseum was hampered by hard feelings around the team’s departure from Oakland. Sacbee.com, 10 July 2025 The San Francisco Giants have embraced superstar slugger Rafael Devers since landing him in a surprising trade, but some of those associated with his former team voiced hard feelings after the move. Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 July 2025 Despite his decision to leave the show, Berk has no hard feelings toward his costars, according to a source close to the situation. Stephanie Wenger, People.com, 9 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for hard feelings

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“Hard feelings.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hard%20feelings. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.

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