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

While Eves sees the pragmatic payoff of Apple staying in the Trump administration’s good graces, he and many other employees harbor mixed feelings about Cook’s relationship with the president.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 29, 2026

Many locals, like money changer Zapata, have mixed feelings about the project.

From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 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

Beijing has "mixed feelings" about the growing partnership between Pyongyang and Moscow, says Lee Seong-hyon, a visiting scholar at the Harvard University Asia Center.

From BBC ● Jun. 7, 2026

His mother had mixed feelings, because now no one would move out for at least a year, to make sure their immunity would become permanent once Rowan received his scythe’s ring—if he got the ring.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman