"mixed blessing" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-mixed blessing.ogg [Australia], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-mixed blessing.wav [General-American] Forms: mixed blessings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} mixed blessing (plural mixed blessings)
  1. (idiomatic) Something that has both good and bad features. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: double-edged sword Related terms: a blessing and a curse, blessing in disguise, cut both ways
    Sense id: en-mixed_blessing-en-noun-yKNl~K6f Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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