mixed feelings
noun
: conflicting feelings or emotions
I'm having mixed feelings about the planned trip.
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But now, as parts of Tennessee see a population boom, Dayton is finally feeling that growth, with mixed feelings from residents.
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Kelly Puente, The Tennessean, 12 July 2025
But Duritz also expressed mixed feelings about Rogan’s approach.
—Glenn Peoples, Billboard, 11 July 2025
Controversy over bike lanes Smith said in his mayoral campaign that residents expressed very mixed feelings about the city’s recent developments with bike lanes.
—Kansas City Star, 5 July 2025
The show’s creator, Hwang Dong-hyuk, has spoken movingly of his mixed feelings about the way his brutal satire of late-stage capitalism’s rapacious inhumanity has resonated so deeply with viewers around the world.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 30 June 2025
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Kelly Puente, The Tennessean, 12 July 2025
But Duritz also expressed mixed feelings about Rogan’s approach.
—Glenn Peoples, Billboard, 11 July 2025
Controversy over bike lanes Smith said in his mayoral campaign that residents expressed very mixed feelings about the city’s recent developments with bike lanes.
—Kansas City Star, 5 July 2025
The show’s creator, Hwang Dong-hyuk, has spoken movingly of his mixed feelings about the way his brutal satire of late-stage capitalism’s rapacious inhumanity has resonated so deeply with viewers around the world.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 30 June 2025
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 27 Jul. 2025.
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