bratness

Noun

bratness (uncountable)

1. The state or quality of being a brat (a child who is regarded as mischievous, unruly, spoiled, or selfish).
   • DON’T pony up for “employment marketing” services, where you pay them to find you a job. The results aren’t good. Put yourself in a boss’s shoes. Imagine if someone called you, the boss, to find a job for someone else. The whole notion smacks of spoiled bratness or desperation.1997 May, Michael A. Goldstein, “Getting Paid: Finding a Job” (chapter 1), in How the Real World Really Works: Graduating into the Rest of Your Life, New York, N.Y.: Berkley Books, →ISBN, page 8