entitled
Syllables: en·tit·led/ɪnˈtaɪtl̩d/
entitled adjective: having a title. Also the simple past and past participle of entitle.
Adjective
entitled (comparative more entitled, superlative most entitled)
- Having a title.
- Her book is entitled 'My Autobiography'.
- Having a legal or moral right or claim to something.
- As a natural-born citizen I am entitled to run for president.
- If you were injured at work you may be entitled to compensation.
- Convinced of one's own righteousness (self-righteousness) or the justifiability of one's actions or status, especially wrongly so; demanding and pretentious.
- 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...1989, Allan Tasman, Robert E. Hales, Allen J. Frances, American Psychiatric Press Review of Psychiatry, American Psychiatric Pub, →ISBN, page 514
- People feel entitled to their entitlement, and frequently feel defensive when it is challenged. As a mechanism of defense, entitlement may be protectively maintained, denied, or disowned, and also projected to make the leader feel entitled.2003, Richard M. Billow, Relational Group Psychotherapy: From Basic Assumptions to Passion, Jessica Kingsley Publishers, →ISBN, page 107
Also used as
entitled is also the simple past and past participle of entitle.
entitled meaning in Hindi, Punjabi, Gujarati and Arabic
entitled in Hindi
- हकदार
entitled in Punjabi
- ਹੱਕਦਾਰ
entitled in Gujarati
- હકદાર
entitled in Arabic
- having a title - book etc
- مُعَنْوَن muʕanwan
More languagesFewer languages
- entitled in Indonesian
- berhak
Examples of entitled in a sentence
- He feels entitled to other people's respect.
- THE STRAIN OF DEALING WITH ENTITLED PEOPLE.1989, Allan Tasman, Robert E. Hales, Allen J. Frances, American Psychiatric Press Review of Psychiatry, American Psychiatric Pub, →ISBN...
- The question was, would the entitled people take the candy?2005, W. Keith Campbell, When You Love a Man Who Loves Himself, Sourcebooks, Inc., →ISBN, page 20:
- Thus, some men feel entitled to sex if they buy their date a nice meal or a few drinks.2008, Gordon Patzer, Looks: Why They Matter More Than You Ever Imagined, AMACOM Div American Mgmt Assn, →ISBN, page 40:
- Nothing irks me more than entitled people.2011, Phil Torcivia, What a Nice Guy:
Synonyms of entitled
Forms of entitled
| comparative | more entitled |
|---|---|
| superlative | most entitled |
| alternative form | 'titled |
Words formed from entitled
Questions about entitled
- What does entitled mean?
- Entitled means having a title.
- What is entitled in Hindi?
- Entitled in Hindi is हकदार. See Entitled meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use entitled in a sentence?
- He feels entitled to other people's respect.
- What part of speech is entitled?
- Entitled is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce entitled?
- Entitled is pronounced /ɪnˈtaɪtl̩d/.
Words near entitled in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: entitled (page history and authors); entitled (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); entitled (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); entitled (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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