mixed feelings

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.

Example Sentences

The decision to declare Ms Lungu's vacant has been received with mixed feelings - some argue that she should be allowed the time to mourn her father, while others say her constituents have been deprived of representation.

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Hales said she had "mixed feelings" about the emergence of the trend, saying there was a potential benefit of providing less harmful products to young girls.

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One parent told the BBC that his family has mixed feelings about Pinkfong's videos.

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Americans have always had mixed feelings about technology.

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She said she has mixed feelings about the policy as "it definitely has its benefits and drawbacks".

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