When you refer to someone's feelings, you are talking about the things that might embarrass, offend, or upset them. For example, if you hurt someone's feelings, you upset them by something that you say or do.
He has no respect for anyone's feelings.
What about my feelings?
He was afraid of hurting my feelings.
2.
Your feelings about something are the things that you think and feel about it
He described his feelings to me.
I think that sums up the feelings of most discerning and intelligent Indians.
feelings were running high
Feelings ran high about it.
Feelings are running high about the ill treatment of the refugees
3.
Your feelings about something or towards someone are your attitude towards them.
My feelings towards Susan have changed over the years
What are your feelings about the matter?
What are your feelings about returning to university?
Woodley made his feelings about McSporran clear.
She has strong feelings about the alleged growth in violence against female officers.
4. to have feelings for sb
5. to have mixed feelings about sth
6. hard feelings
7. no hard feelings
8. to make no secret of your feelings
Examples of 'feelings' in a sentence
feelings
R'shiel did not seem to notice, or care, about their feelings.
Jennifer Fallon TREASON KEEP (2002)
All related terms of 'feelings'
feeling
A feeling is an emotion, such as anger or happiness.
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.
negative feelings
A feeling is an emotion , such as anger or happiness.
romantic feelings
A feeling is an emotion , such as anger or happiness.
have feelings for
to be emotionally or sexually attracted to
no hard feelings
If you say ' no hard feelings ', you are making an agreement with someone not to be angry or bitter about something.
gut feeling
an instinctive feeling, as opposed to an opinion based on facts
hard feeling
resentment ; ill will
ill feeling
hostile feeling; animosity
to have feelings for sb
to be emotionally or sexually attracted to
fellow feeling
Fellow feeling is sympathy and friendship that exists between people who have shared similar experiences or difficulties .
holiday feeling
the positive feeling people experience while on holiday and during holiday periods such as the Christmas period
holiday spirit
the positive feeling people experience while on holiday and during holiday periods such as the Christmas period
oceanic feeling
→ the oceanic feeling
have mixed feelings about sth
If you have mixed feelings about something or someone, you feel uncertain about them because you can see both good and bad points about them.
to have mixed feelings about sth
If you have mixed feelings about something or someone, you feel uncertain about them because you can see both good and bad points about them.
to make no secret of your feelings
if you make no secret of your feelings about a situation, you tell people very clearly what you think about it