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?"

Examples of hard feelings in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But one sick person spreading COVID can have a cascade of consequences — and lead to hard feelings that last years. —Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2024

Although that series was highly combative and sparked a recent rivalry between the two teams, Nosek said there’s no hard feelings. —Jackson Castellano, Sun Sentinel, 9 July 2024

If it is not returned — as there were no expectations for it to be returned — there should be no hard feelings, but a lesson learned. —Harriette Cole, The Mercury News, 15 June 2024

The comedian and political commentator appeared on Matthew Belloni's The Town podcast this week to speak more on what led to the dissolution of the show, noting that there are no hard feelings. —Jessica Wang, EW.com, 14 June 2024