feeling
An emotion that you have inside.
An emotional state or reaction, such as happiness, sadness, anger, fear, or love.
Something you notice in your body, such as pain, heat, or cold.
A bodily experience noticed through the senses, especially touch, such as warmth, pain, pressure, or movement.
An idea that you think may be true, even if you are not sure.
A belief, impression, or instinctive idea, often based on limited evidence rather than certain knowledge.
The ability to feel things with a part of your body.
The ability to experience touch or physical sensation in a part of the body.
The mood that a place or thing seems to have.
The mood, atmosphere, or emotional quality that a place, event, object, or work of art seems to have.
A natural understanding of something or sympathy for someone.
Sympathy, sensitivity, or natural understanding toward a person, subject, art, or activity.
- Base: feeling
- Plural: feeling, feelings
a sinking feeling
1Sudden anxious realization
A sudden bad feeling that something is wrong.
- I got a sinking feeling when I saw the missed calls.
- There was a sinking feeling in the room as the results appeared on the screen.
- She had a sinking feeling that she had left her passport at home.
- I had a sinking feeling before the test.
- He got a sinking feeling when he saw the broken window.
gut feeling
1instinctive belief without proof
A strong feeling you have about something without knowing why.
- I had a gut feeling that she was lying.
- He went with his gut feeling and bought the ticket.
gut feeling
1Instinctive belief or hunch
A feeling that something is true, even though you cannot explain why.
- My gut feeling is that we should wait.
- She had a gut feeling something was wrong.
- He couldn't prove it, but his gut feeling told him not to trust the offer.
- I have a gut feeling this is a good idea.
- My gut feeling says no.
have feelings for someone
1Feel romantic affection
To like someone in a romantic way.
- I think he has feelings for his best friend.
- She finally admitted that she still had feelings for her ex.
- He didn't want to date her because he had feelings for someone else.
- I have feelings for him.
- She has feelings for her classmate.
hurt someone's feelings
1Make someone feel upset by words/actions
To say or do something that makes another person feel sad or upset.
- I didn’t mean to hurt your feelings by my comment.
- She hurt his feelings when she laughed at him.
hurt someone's feelings
1Make someone emotionally upset
To make someone feel sad or upset by what you say or do.
- She didn't mean to hurt your feelings.
- His joke hurt my feelings, even though everyone laughed.
- Be honest, but try not to hurt anyone's feelings.
- Don't hurt her feelings.
- His words hurt my feelings.
know the feeling
1Understand from experience
Used to say that you understand because the same thing has happened to you.
- You're exhausted after the trip? I know the feeling.
- When he said he was nervous before speaking in public, I knew the feeling well.
- She complained about working late, and I told her I knew the feeling.
- I know the feeling. I was scared too.
- You are tired? I know the feeling.
mixed feelings
1Having positive and negative emotions
Feeling happy and unhappy about something at the same time.
- I had mixed feelings about moving to a new city.
- She felt mixed feelings when she saw her old friend again.
mixed feelings
1conflicting emotions about something
To feel both good and bad about something.
- I have mixed feelings about changing jobs.
- She had mixed feelings when her son moved away.
- They left the meeting with mixed feelings about the proposal.
- I have mixed feelings about it.
- He has mixed feelings about moving.
mixed feelings
1Both positive and negative feelings
To feel partly good and partly bad about something.
- I have mixed feelings about moving to another city.
- The announcement was met with mixed feelings by employees.
- She had mixed feelings about seeing her old school again.
- I have mixed feelings about the new school.
- He has mixed feelings about the job.
no hard feelings
1No anger after conflict
Used to say “I am not angry with you.”
- No hard feelings—we both wanted the job.
- After the argument, they shook hands and agreed there were no hard feelings.
- I hope there are no hard feelings about what happened yesterday.
- No hard feelings. We are still friends.
- I lost the game, but no hard feelings.
the feeling is mutual
1The same feeling is shared
Used to say “I feel the same way about you.”
- When she said she was happy to see him, he smiled and said, "The feeling is mutual."
- They don't trust us, and the feeling is mutual.
- I enjoyed working with you, and I hope the feeling is mutual.
- I like you, and the feeling is mutual.
- They dislike him, and the feeling is mutual.