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hard feeling

British

noun

(often plural; often used with a negative) resentment; ill will

no hard feelings?

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McMurtry spent five years medicated; training hard, feeling bad and struggling for selection, before a new performance director - Brendan Purcell - revisited her diagnosis.

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2024

“It’s a hard feeling because when you’re not there, you just want to be there,” he added.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 7, 2024

“It’s a hard feeling, a disappointing feeling. I believe in and trust those guys. We’ve all got to be better.”

From Washington Post • Apr. 27, 2023

It’s a hard feeling to study, though, because it tends to arise spontaneously and be shaken off easily, scientists say.

From Scientific American • Feb. 1, 2023

Bitterness twists my lips and a hard feeling settles over me.

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland

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