Definition of Entitled
Entitled
en·ti·tled
Definition/Meaning
(adjective)
showing the feeling or belief that one deserves special treatment or particular privileges, especially wrongly so;
e.g. She was an entitled woman and expected everyone to put her needs first.
(adjective)
having the right to enjoy certain privileges and receive certain benefits;
e.g. People who were affected by the disaster are entitled to compensation.
(verb)
gave someone the authority or legal right to do something, qualified someone to make a fair and justified claim to something;
e.g. The contract entitled them to seek a refund because they did not receive the promised service.
(verb)
assigned a title to a piece of text or a work of art;
e.g. She entitled her novel after the main character.
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"Don't feel entitled to anything you didn't sweat and struggle for." -- Marian Wright Edelman
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