Meaning of feeling in English

There is a danger that anger at the new law may turn into anti-government feeling.
The general feeling at the meeting was that a vote should be taken.
The feeling among the grassroots of the Party is that the leaders are not radical enough.
It's my feeling that the money spent on drug prohibition would be better spent on information and education.
There is a feeling in some quarters that a change is needed.

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Idioms

bad feelings
feelings for someone
have a/the feeling
hurt someone's feelings

(Definition of feeling from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

feeling | Intermediate English

feeling

noun

/ˈfi·lɪŋ/

feeling noun (EXPERIENCE)

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[ C/U ]

a physical or emotional experience or awareness:

[ U ] My toes were so cold that I lost all feeling in them.

[ C ] I have a feeling that I’m not welcome.

[ C/U ]

Your feelings are your awareness of the way you should be treated, esp. when you are treated rudely:

[ pl ] He doesn’t mean to hurt your feelings.

feeling noun (OPINION)

[ C ]

an opinion or belief:

My feeling is that we should wait until they come back.

He has strong feelings about environmental issues.

(Definition of feeling from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

feeling | Business English

feeling

noun

/ˈfiːlɪŋ/ us

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[ C or U ]

something that you feel with your body or mind:

I had a funny feeling in my stomach before my interview.

The redundancies created bad feeling between the new manager and the remaining staff.

[ C, usually singular ]

an opinion or thought about something:

I have a feeling that they will accept our offer.

I get the feeling that staff aren't happy with the pay offer.

My gut feeling is that we are launching this product too late.

[ S ]

(also feel)

the character of a place or situation:

The simple, clean design of the furniture conveys a sophisticated feeling.

(Definition of feeling from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Collocations with feeling

feeling

These are words often used in combination with feeling.

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feeling of desperation

The mood is different from that for there is a feeling of desperation.

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feeling of discontent

The lack of legitimacy and state efficacy, as well as the general feeling of discontent and despair, stimulated mass demonstrations and the emergence of pro-democracy movements across the continent.

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feeling of dissatisfaction

Although they would like to continue in this work, there are liable to be widespread resignations if this feeling of dissatisfaction persists.

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