Meaning

5 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)The right to have something.

    Anspruch, Berechtigung

    пра́воprávo

    right granted by law or contract (especially a right to benefits)

  2. (countable, uncountable)A person's perceived but unjustified right to something; a tendency to claim what one does not deserve.

  3. (countable, uncountable)Power, an authority to do something.

  4. (countable, uncountable)Something to which one is entitled.

    Anspruch

  5. (countable, uncountable)A legal obligation on a government to make payments to a person, business, or unit of government that meets the criteria set in law, such as social security in the US.

    посо́биеposóbije

Examples

9 sentences
  1. Tom has a sense of entitlement.

  2. Tom has a strong sense of entitlement.

  3. There is nothing more out-of-date than youthful entitlement.

    deNichts ist altmodischer als der Jugendkult. — mrtaistoi

  4. Narcissists often have a sense of entitlement and expect special treatment from others.

  5. Tom's involuntary celibacy came to an end when he let go of his sense of entitlement.

Translations

5 languages
Русский
By meaning 2
the right to have something:
a legal obligation on a government to make payments to a person, business, or unit of government:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
the right to have something:

Dictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.

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