mixed blessing

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noun

something that, although generally favorable or advantageous, has one or more unfavorable or disadvantageous features.

Origin of mixed blessing

First recorded in 1930–35

Words nearby mixed blessing

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British Dictionary definitions for mixed blessing

mixed blessing

noun

an event, situation, etc, having both advantages and disadvantages

Idioms and Phrases with mixed blessing

mixed blessing

Something that has both good and bad features, as in Being accepted by the college was a mixed blessing, since she couldn't afford the tuition. [First half of 1900s]