mixed feelings

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1. A partly positive and partly negative reaction to something, as in I have mixed feelings about this trip; I'd love to go but don't want to ride in that tiny car.

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mixed feelings

This week Quentin Fottrell — aka The Moneyist — helped a reader who was bearing the main burden for caring for her mother, and having mixed feelings about it.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026

Some of the people who knew Dema’s father had mixed feelings about the bot, including a cousin who found it emotionally difficult, he says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026

People living near the snooker and pool club had mixed feelings about the mural.

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026

That Chad replaced Cora, who led the Red Sox to the 2018 World Series title in his first season, elicited mixed feelings.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026

Again I was overwhelmed with those mixed feelings.

From "Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High" by Melba Pattillo Beals