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?"

Examples of hard feelings in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Schrader has no hard feelings about Bruce taking his title, and even attended the premiere of Deliver Me From Nowhere. —Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2025

My goal has always been to teach kids how to process hard feelings and move forward. —Reem Raouda, CNBC, 12 Oct. 2025

Open discussion was always encouraged, but if someone didn’t agree with a final decision, there would be no hard feelings. —Chris Vannini, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025

While the divorce was finalized earlier this year, Lopez appears to have no hard feelings for her ex, even crediting Affleck for being the reason the movie was made. —Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 7 Oct. 2025

Rhymes for hard feelings

• ceilings
• dealings
• healings