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mixed feelings

noun

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  1. Sentiments or opinions regarding a person, situation, or other matter which are…

    Sentiments or opinions regarding a person, situation, or other matter which are conflicted and cause perplexity or confusion.

    • I, for one, regarded this master-at-arms with mixed feelings of detestation, pity, admiration, and something opposed to enmity.
    • [A]ll Sabbath observances, like a Scottish accent, strike in me mixed feelings, grateful and the reverse.
    • Arriving at Paddington, Mike stood on the platform, waiting for his box to emerge from the luggage-van, with mixed feelings of gloom and excitement.

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