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.

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Example Sentences

The megapopular TV franchise “Yellowstone” put Montana in the national spotlight, but some locals have mixed feelings about the attention.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 23, 2026

Another Tehran resident said there were mixed feelings.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 28, 2026

"It's mixed feelings," Fartach Razmjoo told AFP at a gathering in Canada's largest city Toronto.

From Barron's • Feb. 28, 2026

Spanning 50 years and running nearly three hours, “Kokuho,” which has become Japan’s biggest live-action hit ever, evinces intensely mixed feelings about its two main characters’ quest for greatness.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2026

Then it was over, dead, and when he asked me how to get to Centre Street, I regarded him with mixed feelings.

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison