entitled Definition and Meaning in English (entitled definition)

adjective
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Entitled definition: Having a legal or moral right to do or have something.

Definitions of Entitled

  1. 1adjective

    Having a legal or moral right to do or have something.

  2. 2adjective(colloquial)

    Believing oneself to be inherently deserving of privileges or special treatment.

Example Sentences

formal

“Every citizen is entitled to a fair trial.”

casual

“She acts like she's entitled to everything without working for it.”

Antonyms

unentitledundeserving

Inflected Word Forms

infinitiveentitle
present participleentitling
nounentitlement

Phrases & Idiomatic Expressions

feel entitled toexpression

To believe that one inherently deserves something, often without having earned it.

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