mixed feelings

Idioms  

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

Local Bay Area swimmers have mixed feelings about the sea lions, which have been known to administer bacteria-filled bites to humans.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026

I have very mixed feelings about it, because I’m extremely grateful that I’ve made a living and haven’t had to humiliate myself too much in order to do it.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

He described the "mixed feelings" that overwhelmed him when he arrived home in December -- the joy of returning, swiftly eclipsed by grief at his mother's death.

From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026

But Wall Street had mixed feelings about Amazon’s big investment.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 11, 2026

She’d always had mixed feelings about Nico di Angelo.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan