hard feeling
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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A sudden feeling of disgust or dislike, often in response to the actions of another person.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 20, 2024
What’s more, 45% of adults said they had “a sudden feeling of connection with something from beyond this world,” and 30% said they had “personally encountered a spirit or unseen spiritual force.”
From Washington Times • Dec. 7, 2023
They lay in them again but Friday thought only of being awoken by the sudden feeling of falling and the hit of cold below.
From BBC • Aug. 11, 2023
A sudden feeling of joy could, for example, result in a change in cerebral activity that is associated with particular eye movement and increased heart rate and breathing.
From Scientific American • Jun. 5, 2023
Jake felt his lips tremble with a sudden feeling of gratefulness.
From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers
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