mixed feelings
noun
: conflicting feelings or emotions
I'm having mixed feelings about the planned trip.
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Despite the recent notice of Torres’ resignation, residents already have mixed feelings.
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Devan Patel, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
But Wall Street continues to have mixed feelings about the iPhone maker.
—Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2024
Filmmaker Joe Swanberg, who appeared in a notorious 2012 match opposite beleaguered film critic Devin Faraci, now looks back on the experience with mixed feelings — raising questions about the event’s core nature.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 1 Nov. 2024
Those whose stories were investigated have mixed feelings about Donaldson’s tweet.
—Steven Asarch, Rolling Stone, 1 Nov. 2024
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Devan Patel, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
But Wall Street continues to have mixed feelings about the iPhone maker.
—Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2024
Filmmaker Joe Swanberg, who appeared in a notorious 2012 match opposite beleaguered film critic Devin Faraci, now looks back on the experience with mixed feelings — raising questions about the event’s core nature.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 1 Nov. 2024
Those whose stories were investigated have mixed feelings about Donaldson’s tweet.
—Steven Asarch, Rolling Stone, 1 Nov. 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 19 Nov. 2024.
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