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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Perhaps the hard feelings expressed in the social media post aren’t lingering.
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Michael Cunningham, AJC.com, 12 Jan. 2026
Philly flashbacks There was no shortage of hard feelings (and maybe some sour grapes) when the 49ers lost 31-7 in the NFC Championship Game following the 2022 season when Haason Reddick sacked Purdy and tore the UCL in his right elbow.
—Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 9 Jan. 2026
Though a source told People recently that there aren’t any hard feelings with the family.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 6 Jan. 2026
Rudin, of course, is no stranger to controversy or hard feelings, and the play’s less-than-happy ending might have dampened word-of-mouth, but the playwright, the cast and the director deserved a heartier Broadway embrace.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 31 Dec. 2025
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Michael Cunningham, AJC.com, 12 Jan. 2026
Philly flashbacks There was no shortage of hard feelings (and maybe some sour grapes) when the 49ers lost 31-7 in the NFC Championship Game following the 2022 season when Haason Reddick sacked Purdy and tore the UCL in his right elbow.
—Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 9 Jan. 2026
Though a source told People recently that there aren’t any hard feelings with the family.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 6 Jan. 2026
Rudin, of course, is no stranger to controversy or hard feelings, and the play’s less-than-happy ending might have dampened word-of-mouth, but the playwright, the cast and the director deserved a heartier Broadway embrace.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 31 Dec. 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 14 Jan. 2026.
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