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mixed blessing

noun

  1. something that, although generally favorable or advantageous, has one or more unfavorable or disadvantageous features.



mixed blessing

noun

  1. an event, situation, etc, having both advantages and disadvantages

“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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Word History and Origins

Origin of mixed blessing1

First recorded in 1930–35
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Idioms and Phrases

Something that has both good and bad features, as in Being accepted by the college was a mixed blessing, since she couldn't afford the tuition. [First half of 1900s]
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Example Sentences

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Togetherness can be a mixed blessing.

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But depending on the storms’ strength and path, it could be a bit of a mixed blessing.

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“We’re all indoctrinated into thinking that there’s nothing more important than autonomy, but it’s a very mixed blessing,” says Schwartz.

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“Nationalism is a mixed blessing for China’s leaders, and at the moment we are witnessing the costs of that,” says Professor Schneider.

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But there is a mixed blessing in the weather shift.

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