entitled

/ɪnˈtaɪtl̩d/

adj 3

Collocations

ADJ.

all, average, better, moody, own, public

She felt entitled to her own opinion about how the project should be managed.

VERB + ENTITLED

am, book, club, nurse

I am entitled to a discount because I've been a club member for five years.

ENTITLED + NOUN

'my, autobiography', compensation, information, treatment, weeks'

She was entitled to compensation after the accident left her unable to work.

PREP.

about, on

She wrote a book entitled on the history of medieval castles in Europe.

ADV.

certainly, once, only

She was certainly entitled to ask for a refund after waiting six months.

Definitions

adj

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 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.

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.

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Example Bank

Her book is entitled 'My Autobiography'.

Wiktionary

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

Wiktionary

If you were injured at work you may be entitled to compensation.

Wiktionary

You are not entitled to attend the meeting.

Tatoeba · #16241

You are entitled to try once again.

Tatoeba · #17527

We are entitled to vote at the age of twenty.

Tatoeba · #22784

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, entitled is marked as figuratively, literally. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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