1
: having a right to certain benefits or privileges
After having saved the country, ain't they entitled to help themselves to just as much of it as they want? Mark Twain
2
: having or showing a feeling of entitlement (see entitlement sense 2)
spoiled, entitled children
his entitled attitude/behavior
leading an entitled life
We are also the so-called entitled generation, … told by helicopter parents and the media, from the moment we exited the womb, that we could be "whatever we wanted" … Jessica Bennett

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This trial is a microcosm of a dangerous backlash that seeks to diminish the voices of survivors and preserve a culture in which men feel entitled to exploit women, while those who endure violence are shamed and intimidated into silence. Liz Roberts, New York Daily News, 30 June 2025 Nicholas Paolucci, a spokesman for Law Department, said Pearson remains entitled to representation despite the DOI findings on the migrant shelter confrontation. Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 25 June 2025 This is a sci-fi sporting event on a galactic scale, overseen by entitled royals living in futuristic luxury and drawn to the thundering herd and its humanoid cyborg contestants. Jeff Spry, Space.com, 17 May 2025 Or feel entitled to essentially quit on his team when the going gets rough? David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 28 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for entitled

Word History

First Known Use

1817, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of entitled was in 1817

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“Entitled.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/entitled. Accessed 28 Jul. 2025.

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