The Crossword Solver found answer to “Mixed emotions, so to speak”, 11 letters crossword clue. The Crossword Solver finds answers to American-style crosswords, British-style crosswords, general knowledge crosswords and cryptic crossword puzzles.
Answer : BITTERSWEET
adjective
Arousing pleasure tinged with sadness or pain.
SYNONYMS
tragicomic, nostalgic, poignant, sentimental, with mixed emotions, with a sting in the tail
EXAMPLES:
‘The businessman said: ‘This is a bitter-sweet victory for us as I gain no pleasure from what I see as a complete waste of council-tax payers’ money.’’
‘They even visit Canterbury on their way, but the tales they tell (mostly to us, not each other) are the bitter-sweet flashbacks of memory, not episodes of instructive fiction.’
‘But if wishes were reality we would miss many of the flavors of life, delighting only in the sweet, and never tasting the bitter-sweet.’
‘We start out walking on the street, whispering sweet nothings in each other’s ears, playing a bitter-sweet game of cat and mouse.’
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