Mixed-blessing
noun
1.
something that, although generally favorable or advantageous, has one or more unfavorable or disadvantageous features.
noun
1.
an event, situation, etc, having both advantages and disadvantages
noun
a circumstance or thing that has both advantages and disadvantages
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 ]
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