hard feelings
idiom
: feelings of dislike or anger toward someone that you think has mistreated you
She felt/had no hard feelings towards him.
The court's decision has caused a lot of hard feelings.
—The phrase no hard feelings is used in speech to say that you are not upset or to ask if someone else is upset."I'm sorry I broke our date last night." "That's OK; no hard feelings."
"So, we're still friends, right? No hard feelings?"
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So are there any hard feelings between Texas and Chavez?
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Danny Davis, Austin American Statesman, 31 Jan. 2026
But, at the Morgan Library & Museum the other day, there were no hard feelings.
—Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
The Chiefs have knocked the Bills out of the playoffs four times in the past six years, and Keys was clearly aware of her friend’s hard feelings for Kansas City.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 26 Jan. 2026
Ultimately, any hard feelings about how the Blue Jays’ offseason panned out could be quelled by another successful World Series run next season.
—Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
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Danny Davis, Austin American Statesman, 31 Jan. 2026
But, at the Morgan Library & Museum the other day, there were no hard feelings.
—Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2026
The Chiefs have knocked the Bills out of the playoffs four times in the past six years, and Keys was clearly aware of her friend’s hard feelings for Kansas City.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 26 Jan. 2026
Ultimately, any hard feelings about how the Blue Jays’ offseason panned out could be quelled by another successful World Series run next season.
—Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for hard feelings
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“Hard feelings.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hard%20feelings. Accessed 3 Feb. 2026.
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