mixed feelings
noun
: conflicting feelings or emotions
I'm having mixed feelings about the planned trip.
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On the other hand, this is a place full of mixed feelings.
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Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
Tech giant Palantir took the idea even further last year with its Meritocracy Fellowship, a four-month, paid internship for recent high school graduates who have mixed feelings about the university experience.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 5 Feb. 2026
But just as those supporters should not be blamed for having mixed feelings, so Spurs staff would be entirely justified in feeling bemused, frustrated and appalled by any suggestion that fans do not want to get a result, just as Postecoglou was two years ago.
—Dan Kilpatrick, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2026
Andoh had mixed feelings about handing over this tradition associated with her character.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 30 Jan. 2026
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Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
Tech giant Palantir took the idea even further last year with its Meritocracy Fellowship, a four-month, paid internship for recent high school graduates who have mixed feelings about the university experience.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 5 Feb. 2026
But just as those supporters should not be blamed for having mixed feelings, so Spurs staff would be entirely justified in feeling bemused, frustrated and appalled by any suggestion that fans do not want to get a result, just as Postecoglou was two years ago.
—Dan Kilpatrick, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2026
Andoh had mixed feelings about handing over this tradition associated with her character.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 30 Jan. 2026
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 8 Feb. 2026.
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