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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The three announcers were able to quickly put hard feelings and harsh words behind them.
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Bob Raissman, New York Daily News, 29 Mar. 2025
And the comedy No Hard Feelings leaves April 21—catch up before developing any hard feelings about its absence.
—Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 28 Mar. 2025
So maybe there’s more justice for people of all age brackets having to reckon with hard feelings or good feelings and new things.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 28 Mar. 2025
The animosity between the fans will always exist; however, James clearly has no hard feelings toward him, and the same could be said for Jordan.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Mar. 2025
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Bob Raissman, New York Daily News, 29 Mar. 2025
And the comedy No Hard Feelings leaves April 21—catch up before developing any hard feelings about its absence.
—Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 28 Mar. 2025
So maybe there’s more justice for people of all age brackets having to reckon with hard feelings or good feelings and new things.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 28 Mar. 2025
The animosity between the fans will always exist; however, James clearly has no hard feelings toward him, and the same could be said for Jordan.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Mar. 2025
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 9 Apr. 2025.
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