mixed feelings
noun
: conflicting feelings or emotions
I'm having mixed feelings about the planned trip.
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Today's college students have mixed feelings about AI, Fabrizio Cariani, a professor and chair of the philosophy department at the University of Maryland who teaches a class called AI and the Human Experience, told USA TODAY in May.
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Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
21 June 2026
Residents and community members have mixed feelings about the proposal.
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Alejandra Molina,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2026
Swift has shared mixed feelings about having kids over the years.
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Allison Degrushe,
StyleCaster,
17 June 2026
Many in the diaspora have mixed feelings over how to show their support of the Iranian people — but not the government — through their love of soccer.
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Amy Taxin,
Chicago Tribune,
15 June 2026
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Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
21 June 2026
Residents and community members have mixed feelings about the proposal.
—
Alejandra Molina,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2026
Swift has shared mixed feelings about having kids over the years.
—
Allison Degrushe,
StyleCaster,
17 June 2026
Many in the diaspora have mixed feelings over how to show their support of the Iranian people — but not the government — through their love of soccer.
—
Amy Taxin,
Chicago Tribune,
15 June 2026
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“Mixed feelings.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mixed%20feelings. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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