Learn English – A word for feeling simultaneously happy & sad

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I'm looking for a word that means feeling both happy and sad at the same time. Here's a sentence I'd like to use it in:

"At least we got one vote," she said with a (word I'm looking for) smile.

Best Answer

Bittersweet:

  • producing or expressing a mixture of pain and pleasure: a movie with a bittersweet ending.
  • pleasant but tinged with sadness.
  • a bittersweet smile.

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