mixed feelings
noun
: conflicting feelings or emotions
I'm having mixed feelings about the planned trip.
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While people had mixed feelings, the real estate agent who holds the listing, Kelley Ruzicka with Firefly Real Estate, gave the home high praise.
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Tj MacIas, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2025
In Milwaukee as in the Middle East, the news of a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza has prompted mixed feelings of relief, joy, grief and uncertainty for Jewish and Palestinian community members.
—Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 17 Oct. 2025
The impromptu gathering left me with mixed feelings.
—Karine Jean-Pierre, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
Real Madrid fans will have mixed feelings about their start to the season under Xabi Alonso.
—Mario Cortegana, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
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Tj MacIas, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2025
In Milwaukee as in the Middle East, the news of a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza has prompted mixed feelings of relief, joy, grief and uncertainty for Jewish and Palestinian community members.
—Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 17 Oct. 2025
The impromptu gathering left me with mixed feelings.
—Karine Jean-Pierre, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
Real Madrid fans will have mixed feelings about their start to the season under Xabi Alonso.
—Mario Cortegana, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
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“Mixed feelings.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mixed%20feelings. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.
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