hard feelings

phrase

: 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?"

Examples of hard feelings in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The hard feelings around the decision will hopefully be fleeting. — Jonathan Lemire, The Atlantic, 7 July 2026

But James has decided to leave the Lakers, although apparently with few hard feelings. — Tim Casey, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

There are no hard feelings, though. — Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Apr. 2026

Relations have improved over the past decade, but there’s been some hard feelings in the neighborhood around the Lee and Penny Anderson Arena, which was constructed despite multiple legal efforts by a coalition of residents to block it and require more environmental study. — Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 22 Mar. 2026

Rhymes for hard feelings

• ceilings
• dealings
• healings