hard feelings
idiom
: feelings of dislike or anger toward someone that you think has mistreated you
She felt/had no hard feelings towards him.
The court's decision has caused a lot of hard feelings.
—The phrase no hard feelings is used in speech to say that you are not upset or to ask if someone else is upset."I'm sorry I broke our date last night." "That's OK; no hard feelings."
"So, we're still friends, right? No hard feelings?"
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Partners don’t fear conflict or tiptoe around hard feelings.
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Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
Although the role went to Pedro Pascal, Tennant had no hard feelings about missing out on the part.
—Jack Dunn, Variety, 24 May 2025
News Politics ‘The situation deteriorated so much over the last 60 days of session and then after’
UPDATED: May 23, 2025 at 11:57 AM EDT
Gov. Wes Moore and Democratic lawmakers left Annapolis this week with a pin in the 2025 session and some hard feelings.
—Sam Janesch, Baltimore Sun, 23 May 2025
Despite the online debate, Ashley and Marissa both agree there are no hard feelings about the wedding party or the timing.
—Ashley Vega, People.com, 22 May 2025
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Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 31 May 2025
Although the role went to Pedro Pascal, Tennant had no hard feelings about missing out on the part.
—Jack Dunn, Variety, 24 May 2025
News Politics ‘The situation deteriorated so much over the last 60 days of session and then after’
UPDATED: May 23, 2025 at 11:57 AM EDT
Gov. Wes Moore and Democratic lawmakers left Annapolis this week with a pin in the 2025 session and some hard feelings.
—Sam Janesch, Baltimore Sun, 23 May 2025
Despite the online debate, Ashley and Marissa both agree there are no hard feelings about the wedding party or the timing.
—Ashley Vega, People.com, 22 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for hard feelings
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“Hard feelings.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hard%20feelings. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.
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