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hard feelings

hard feel·ing
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hahrd fee-ling]
    • /hɑrd ˈfi lɪŋ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hahrd fee-ling]
    • /hɑrd ˈfi lɪŋ/

Definitions of hard feelings words

  • phrase hard feelings Hard feelings are feelings of anger or bitterness towards someone who you have had an argument with or who has upset you. If you say 'no hard feelings', you are making an agreement with someone not to be angry or bitter about something. 0
  • noun hard feelings Hard feelings are feelings of anger or bitterness towards someone who you have had an argument with or who has upset you. 0
  • noun hard feelings (Idiomatic) Resentment, anger. 0

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Parts of speech for Hard feelings

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

hard feelings popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

Synonyms for hard feelings

noun hard feelings

  • animosity — Animosity is a strong feeling of dislike and anger. Animosities are feelings of this kind.
  • bad blood — If you say that there is bad blood between people, you mean that they have argued about something and dislike each other.
  • bitterness — having a harsh, disagreeably acrid taste, like that of aspirin, quinine, wormwood, or aloes.
  • friction — surface resistance to relative motion, as of a body sliding or rolling.
  • hatred — the feeling of one who hates; intense dislike or extreme aversion or hostility.

Antonyms for hard feelings

noun hard feelings

  • goodwill — friendly disposition; benevolence; kindness.

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