feelingfeelingfeelingsnoun1(pluralfeelings) something that you feel inside yourself, like happiness or anger: a feeling of sadness2(no plural) the ability to feel in your body: I was so cold that I had no feeling in my feet.3(pluralfeelings) an idea that you are not certain about: I have a feeling that she isn't telling the truth.hurt somebody's feelingsto do or say something that makes somebody sad: Don't tell him you don't like his shirt – you'll hurt his feelings.