Mixed feelings

Meaning: Positive and negative emotions that are experienced simultaneously and which are often in conflict with one another. If you have mixed feelings about something, you are pleased and not pleased at the same time.

Example: I've got mixed feelings about starting college this fall: on the one hand, I can't wait to start the next chapter in my education, but, on the other, I will be so sad leaving my friends and family behind.

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