mixed feelings

This page is about the collocation mixed feelings

collocation pattern: adjective + noun

Meaning

different emotions, or conflicting impulses, felt at the same time

For example

  • I arrived at my wedding with mixed feelings; excited and scared at the same time.

  • My feelings about quitting are mixed. I love my job, but I really want to start my own business.

Note:
A similar collocation is "mixed emotions"

Quick Quiz

It was with mixed feelings that I agreed to do it. I wasn't sure if I

a. was able to feel it

b. was agreeing, or not

c. was doing the right thing
a) was able to feel it b) was agreeing, or not c) was doing the right thing

Contributor: Matt Errey