ill feeling/feelings
idiom
: feelings of anger or resentment
Her comment caused some ill feeling/feelings.
Examples of ill feeling/feelings in a Sentence
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Since Hamas killed around 1,200 people and took about 240 hostages, and Israel retaliated by shelling Gaza, leaving more than 26,000 dead, there has been a sense within the Democratic Party of a divide that cannot be bridged, an eruption of ill feeling that will not dissipate.
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Ross Barkan, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2024
If Butler doesn’t run, Kousser said, Newsom could still face ill feelings for not appointing someone who could help further the cause of Black representation.
—Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2023
While the rest of us have been just going on with our lives, Drake appears to still be harboring some ill feelings about Kanye West.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 5 Oct. 2023
That those locals are all descendants of Ludlow’s founders lends even more credence to their ill feeling.
—Michael Nordine, Variety, 23 Sep. 2023
My sisters don’t have any ill feelings toward my wife, but my wife cannot stand them.
—Lori Gottlieb, The Atlantic, 28 Mar. 2022
Because Brown did not leave a goodbye to Smart on social media, as teammate Jayson Tatum did, there was speculation there were ill feelings between the two.
—Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com, 2 July 2023
In a funny moment before Game 5, though, Jokic and Ishbia appeared to publicly put any potential ill feelings behind them.
—Jace Evans, USA TODAY, 10 May 2023
However, as the world has caught up, Nelson harbors no ill feelings and maintains his stance.
—Lydia Price, Peoplemag, 20 Apr. 2023
Ross Barkan, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2024
If Butler doesn’t run, Kousser said, Newsom could still face ill feelings for not appointing someone who could help further the cause of Black representation.
—Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2023
While the rest of us have been just going on with our lives, Drake appears to still be harboring some ill feelings about Kanye West.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 5 Oct. 2023
That those locals are all descendants of Ludlow’s founders lends even more credence to their ill feeling.
—Michael Nordine, Variety, 23 Sep. 2023
My sisters don’t have any ill feelings toward my wife, but my wife cannot stand them.
—Lori Gottlieb, The Atlantic, 28 Mar. 2022
Because Brown did not leave a goodbye to Smart on social media, as teammate Jayson Tatum did, there was speculation there were ill feelings between the two.
—Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com, 2 July 2023
In a funny moment before Game 5, though, Jokic and Ishbia appeared to publicly put any potential ill feelings behind them.
—Jace Evans, USA TODAY, 10 May 2023
However, as the world has caught up, Nelson harbors no ill feelings and maintains his stance.
—Lydia Price, Peoplemag, 20 Apr. 2023
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“Ill feeling/feelings.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ill%20feeling%2Ffeelings. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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