mixed feelings
noun
: conflicting feelings or emotions
I'm having mixed feelings about the planned trip.
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The role makes no mention of Ahmed’s ethnicity, instead allowing the actor to dig into a character whose devastating arc centers his fear of Lou and mixed feelings about their work.
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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 21 Aug. 2025
Investors, meanwhile, seem to have mixed feelings: Meta’s stock slid more than 2% on the news today, but climbed most of the way back by market close.
—Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2025
Residents have mixed feelings about the growth, rising costs and loss of small-town charm.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 18 Aug. 2025
So people had a lot of mixed feelings about bringing it back together.
—Ed Masley, USA Today, 14 Aug. 2025
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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 21 Aug. 2025
Investors, meanwhile, seem to have mixed feelings: Meta’s stock slid more than 2% on the news today, but climbed most of the way back by market close.
—Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2025
Residents have mixed feelings about the growth, rising costs and loss of small-town charm.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 18 Aug. 2025
So people had a lot of mixed feelings about bringing it back together.
—Ed Masley, USA Today, 14 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for mixed feelings
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“Mixed feelings.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mixed%20feelings. Accessed 27 Aug. 2025.
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