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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But Reid has no hard feelings about how things played out with the Chiefs.
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Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 18 Mar. 2025
That doesn't mean there are no hard feelings towards his former team.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
The two clearly have hard feelings for one another, but a deep undercurrent of loyalty seems to remain.
—Megan McCluskey, TIME, 7 Mar. 2025
Years of severe drought in Barcelona resulting in water restrictions for residents in 2024, but none for tourists, also exacerbated hard feelings.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
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Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 18 Mar. 2025
That doesn't mean there are no hard feelings towards his former team.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
The two clearly have hard feelings for one another, but a deep undercurrent of loyalty seems to remain.
—Megan McCluskey, TIME, 7 Mar. 2025
Years of severe drought in Barcelona resulting in water restrictions for residents in 2024, but none for tourists, also exacerbated hard feelings.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes, 4 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 1 Apr. 2025.
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