Usually means: Beneficial yet has negative aspects.
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  1. mixed blessing: Merriam-Webster
  2. mixed blessing: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. mixed blessing: Collins English Dictionary
  4. mixed blessing: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  5. mixed blessing: Wiktionary
  6. mixed blessing: Infoplease Dictionary
  7. mixed blessing: Dictionary.com
  8. mixed blessing: TheFreeDictionary.com

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▸ noun:  (idiomatic) Something that has both good and bad features.

Similar:
boon and bane, a boon or a bane, upside, blessing, bright spot, silver lining, boon, blessed event, godsend, bright side, more...

Opposite:
curse, misfortune, disaster, calamity, tragedy

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Similar:
boon and bane, a boon or a bane, upside, blessing, bright spot, silver lining, boon, blessed event, godsend, bright side, more...

Opposite:
curse, misfortune, disaster, calamity, tragedy



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