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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As for Hill’s comments, no hard feelings from Achane.
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David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2025
Like, feeling really hard feelings and sitting with them enough to understand them, transform them, and empower myself through them.
—Laura Bradley, Vulture, 8 July 2025
Understand First, Criticize Second When Volkov introduced himself to Dennett and immediately criticized his work, there were no hard feelings between them.
—Theodore McDarrah, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025
But it’s been an incredibly messy process, resulting in plenty of hard feelings, which could have further consequences.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 24 July 2025
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David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2025
Like, feeling really hard feelings and sitting with them enough to understand them, transform them, and empower myself through them.
—Laura Bradley, Vulture, 8 July 2025
Understand First, Criticize Second When Volkov introduced himself to Dennett and immediately criticized his work, there were no hard feelings between them.
—Theodore McDarrah, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025
But it’s been an incredibly messy process, resulting in plenty of hard feelings, which could have further consequences.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 24 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 20 Aug. 2025.
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