entitled
adjective
en·ti·tled
in-ˈtī-tᵊld 
en-
1
: having a right to certain benefits or privileges
After having saved the country, ain't they entitled to help themselves to just as much of it as they want?—
Mark Twain
Mark Twain2
: having or showing a feeling of entitlement (see entitlement sense 2)
spoiled, entitled children
his entitled attitude/behavior
leading an entitled life
We are also the so-called entitled generation, … told by helicopter parents and the media, from the moment we exited the womb, that we could be "whatever we wanted" …—Jessica Bennett
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Gunn’s spin on the classic characters is a novel one, with the Bride detesting and bloodily rebuffing her entitled, lovelorn suitor.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 5 Dec. 2024
Enright’s portrait of the mother is terrific — entitled, manipulative, addled, forlorn — as is her characterisation of each of the siblings whose personalities are formed, or deformed, in their mother’s shadow.
—Tomi Obaro, Vulture, 21 Nov. 2024
One is a bubbly blonde princess, vain and entitled and yet to discover her tender heart, and the other a defensive outsider, regarded as a freak because she was born with bright green skin but possessed of formidable powers.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Nov. 2024
Feeling happy and whole involves thinking about the needs of others as well as your own, and there’s no room for entitled bullies in an ideal society.
—Josh Broadwell, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2024
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Alison Herman, Variety, 5 Dec. 2024
Enright’s portrait of the mother is terrific — entitled, manipulative, addled, forlorn — as is her characterisation of each of the siblings whose personalities are formed, or deformed, in their mother’s shadow.
—Tomi Obaro, Vulture, 21 Nov. 2024
One is a bubbly blonde princess, vain and entitled and yet to discover her tender heart, and the other a defensive outsider, regarded as a freak because she was born with bright green skin but possessed of formidable powers.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Nov. 2024
Feeling happy and whole involves thinking about the needs of others as well as your own, and there’s no room for entitled bullies in an ideal society.
—Josh Broadwell, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Entitled.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/entitled. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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