ill feeling

noun

A feeling of animosity or resentment.

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Meanings

nounill feeling (countable and uncountable, plural ill feelings)

plural ill feelings · alternative ill-feeling

  1. countableuncountableA feeling of animosity or resentment.
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    Then there was May 2018's timetable chaos, when so much was promised but not delivered. This still causes ill-feeling for Northern, TransPennine Express and Govia Thameslink Railway. Social media platforms really highlighted the anger - some just wanted to rant, but the frustration was real... and justified.

    2019 December 18, Richard Clinnick, “Railway's 2020 vision”, in Rail, page 3

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APA

ill feeling. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ill%20feeling

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Chicago

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