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hard feeling

British  

noun

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

    no hard feelings?

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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“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

But nor is there the slightest trace of hard feeling.

From BBC Nov. 28, 2015

That cold, hard feeling I always had inside me felt like it be slipping a bit sideways.

From "Girls Like Us" by Gail Giles

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