Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

self-entitled

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.44 in modern English

Syllables: self--en-ti-tled
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

5

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having a baseless sense of self-importance and of deserving special consideration.

Example Sentences

"Near-synonym: self-important"
"Although the patient may evidence attitudes of self-entitled indulgence coexisting with these ideals of generosity and altruistic self-denial, the appeal to the ideals (if skillfully made) may serve the therapeutic purposes well."
"But to keep up the show in front of her 75 guests, Lorraine needed to become intoxicated and thus not apparently responsible for her self-entitled show-off behavior."
"The H Factor of Personality: Why Some People are Manipulative, Self-Entitled, Materialistic, and Exploitive — And Why It Matters for Everyone (booktitle)"

Etymology

From self- + entitled.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: self

Inflected Forms

more self-entitled (comparative) most self-entitled (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

self-righteous self-assured

Synonyms

self-important

Antonyms

self-deprecating

Questions

What does self-entitled mean?: Having a baseless sense of self-importance and of deserving special consideration.
Where does self-entitled come from?: From self- + entitled.

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