Entitled

//ɪnˈtaɪtl̩d// adj, verb

adj, verb ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of entitle form-of, participle, past
Adjective
  1. 1
    Having a title. literally

    "Her book is entitled 'My Autobiography'."

  2. 2
    Having a legal or moral right or claim to something.

    "As a natural-born citizen I am entitled to run for president."

  3. 3
    Convinced of one's own righteousness (self-righteousness) or the justifiability of one's actions or status, especially wrongly so; demanding and pretentious. figuratively

    "THE STRAIN OF DEALING WITH ENTITLED PEOPLE. Dealing with people who are generally convinced that life (and, in particular, the clinician) owes them something can be very wearisome work — particularly if on some level (usually unconscious) the clinician believes it is appropriate (and necessary for a feeling of competence and self-worth) to satisfy this special need. […] Entitled people can be even more difficult when they have the resources in the form of prestige, power, and/or wealth to transcend the usual bonds of social reality, or when they have the bitterness and tenacity to use legal action in the face of real or imagined failings on the part of the clinician."

Adjective
  1. 1
    qualified for by right according to law wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
authorizedappropriatearrogantascribableattributableauthorized

Example

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"You are not entitled to attend the meeting."

Related phrases

self-entitled

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