mixed feelings
noun
: conflicting feelings or emotions
I'm having mixed feelings about the planned trip.
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In the announcement, the 30-year-old admitted his decision came with mixed feelings.
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Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 18 Mar. 2026
This season, despite playing to a point per game in the second-tier HockeyAllsvenskan as an 18-year-old and registering four points in three games with Sweden’s national U20 team, he wasn’t named to the World Junior squad, underscoring the mixed feelings people have about him.
—Scott Wheeler, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
Businesses at the struggling uptown Queen City Quarter have mixed feelings over the pending sale of the complex, again, but say something must be done.
—Charlotte Observer, 12 Mar. 2026
The focus groups' swing voters expressed mixed feelings too.
—Ashley Lopez, NPR, 12 Mar. 2026
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Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 18 Mar. 2026
This season, despite playing to a point per game in the second-tier HockeyAllsvenskan as an 18-year-old and registering four points in three games with Sweden’s national U20 team, he wasn’t named to the World Junior squad, underscoring the mixed feelings people have about him.
—Scott Wheeler, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2026
Businesses at the struggling uptown Queen City Quarter have mixed feelings over the pending sale of the complex, again, but say something must be done.
—Charlotte Observer, 12 Mar. 2026
The focus groups' swing voters expressed mixed feelings too.
—Ashley Lopez, NPR, 12 Mar. 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 22 Mar. 2026.
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