mixed feelings
noun
: conflicting feelings or emotions
I'm having mixed feelings about the planned trip.
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Newsom acknowledged the mixed feelings among victims' families.
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Gianna Toboni, CBS News, 21 June 2024
Following the historical find, families were left with mixed feelings.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 13 June 2024
Image In Kyiv, many people have mixed feelings about the privatization push.
—Daria Mitiuk, New York Times, 12 June 2024
Independence Day may evoke mixed feelings for some who don’t have the same nationalist fervor or agree with its government’s policies.
—Terry Tang, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 June 2024
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Gianna Toboni, CBS News, 21 June 2024
Following the historical find, families were left with mixed feelings.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, Fox News, 13 June 2024
Image In Kyiv, many people have mixed feelings about the privatization push.
—Daria Mitiuk, New York Times, 12 June 2024
Independence Day may evoke mixed feelings for some who don’t have the same nationalist fervor or agree with its government’s policies.
—Terry Tang, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 June 2024
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 4 Jul. 2024.
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